I know that like everything else around here, I join this thread a bit late, but I have to say that the greatest loss we've experienced in recent times is the loss of a strong family unit.

Both of my daughters go to school with children who cannot read, have no social graces, lack civility and respect for others, and have no concept of right and wrong.

Double income families don't necessarily make for "bad" kids, it's the parents' self-centeredness. Both my husband and I worked for years (now we're self-employed), and our kids are happy, healthy, literate AND polite. We took the extra effort to provide consistency, strength, and support to our children. Too many adults are too lazy to give their children what they really need.

I'm a first-wave "Gen-X" adult, and my generation is so selfish and immature that I fear for all our children.

Sorry for the loss of strong family units and very, very fearful of our future.