Minah Lee/Timed Writing/Tue 9 A.M.

What I am looking forward to doing these days is to visit my home and spend time with my family after the midterm. Since my brother and I live away from my parents, it became an unusual occasion to gather and have a meal together. Likewise, there are many people who live alone or small families in modern society. Change of the notion of family has some impact on the current situation and development of transportation and telecommunication has been attributed to this trend as well.              Most of all, the concept of family changed significantly compared to the past. Parents don't want many children on average, they prefer one or two. It costs so much to raise one kid and since mothers tend to work rather than stay at home raising their kids, it became hard to take care of many children. Moreover, today's couples prefer living separated from their parents              Next, development of transportation and telecommunication has led to the trend of living alone or having small families. Even if members of a family are apart, they are still able to keep in touch easily and it takes less time and efforts to meet. If we lived in a traditional society, staying away from families would take up a heavy burden.              As these trends of single or small families continue, buying pattern is also changing. There are more products targeted for those who live alone and the volume of commodities becomes smaller according to these trends. Furthermore, people may have more interpersonal problems. Not having a sibling or living away from grandparents takes chances from learning how to treat others or elderly people from time to time.              Family system has changed based on development of technology and notion of family. This could have advantages and disadvantages, however, I hope that one could still take care of their families and friends and frequently contact with them, letting them know that one is still there for them.