Family Life - Journal 2

Families in Friedendorf are particularly different from what I hear of other families in other countries. We have one Vater (Father), Mutter (Mother), and usually a sibling of your opposite sex. Sometimes you will find families who have no children, three, or even four on the rare occasions. It’s not a requirement that you have families setup this way, but it has become adapted as the norm because of the security. It’s easier to have fewer children because you don’t have to worry about feeding them as much, or making sure that they complete their studies.

Usually the Mutter stays home and works from home, taking care of young children. The Vater normally travels to his job and earns more money than his wife. If a person happens to work outside of Friedendorf, they earn much, much more than the average family. Families would usually make 30,000ø¹ annually, but a family who has a parent traveling outside of Friedendorf for work could earn at least 70,000ø. Unfortunately, these jobs are very hard to come by and can be very challenging/demanding. I believe the reason for this is because the government admires people who go out of their way and work for the better of the country. This would also spread and advertise Friedendorf to people in other countries.

Thore Schölermann, 16

¹ This is a unit of measure for currency in Friedendorf. “ø” stands for “geld(s)”.