The downfall of our society

I am a firm belivever of the coherence of the family. I believe that familes with a father and mother are more effective and will ultimately lead a more fulfulling life. When I read this story, my first reaction was this poor child. From the beginning, he is torn between who wants him because the two people that made him no longer want to be together in raising him. I feel like I could see him in ten years when he does not have a father and is living his life on the edge and his mother has no control of him. It makes me sad. I think our society can learn from this short story by learning to make better decisions about who we will marry and who to have children with. After all, no one is imagining their relationship will end that way when the deed is done.