1.

We are dealing with a very atypical and unusual family, indeed , it’s a blended family,
which is very common these days but does not rhyme with the ideal American family. The
father is divorced from the wife of his 2 children whose names are Claire and Mitchell and
who are grown adults and live by their own. On the other hand, Jay remarried to a
Colombian woman much younger than his first wife, who also has a child named Manny,
from a previous marriage.

2. Each family has its own specificities and singularities but I would say that those of Jay's
family are as follows: first, Jay's son Mitchell is gay and lives with his husband, with whom
he has adopted a Vietnamese daughter named Lilly. I would say having adopted a child is
also a singularity of this very special family. Being gay, bisexual or pansexual is not unusual
these days, more and more people are assuming their sexual orientation and it's great.
Nevertheless I would say that the fact that Mitchell is gay contributes to the uniqueness of
this family. Secondly, the fact that it is a blended and mixed family, makes this family a
nonconformist family. The father must surely be American, his wife is Colombian, the
daughter of his son Mitchell is Vietnamese. A good big mix of cultures. Thirdly, it is said that
Gloria, Jay’s wife is much younger than him, which is also unusual since most American
families are made up of couples who do not have a too large age gape. Jay has children
who are already married and who also have their own families which informs us about Jay’s
age, he must not be very young which can lead us to imply, is Gloria with Jay just for his
money's worth? Maybe yes, maybe not, but in any case we wish them to be happy together.

3. According to the author, this family does not at all reflect Americans’ reality because the
whole family lives in the same city, the activity of participating in the education of a child as a
grandparent is also very little experienced by American children. The grandparenting is a
happy recovery for many active retirees though. Also, there is a strong contrast between the
contemporary reality in which there are very few parents who stay at home to watch on their
kids while in each dwelling there is at least one parent who instead of going to work stays at
home to take care of their children.

4. The author wants to denounce in this article that even if we have a more or less ideal
vision of the Modern Family, it is very difficult these days for most of us to reach this perfect
family stage which is out of our reach to him. To me, the ideal family does not exist, every
family has its ups and downs, it doesn’t matter if you are blood related or not , what is truly
important is the people in your life who accept you for who you are, support you in the things
you choose to do and no matter what are there for you. Each family is unique in its own way.