I am going to try my best not to rant. I am simply sending a wish out into the world for the benefit of my son and other children growing up in "non-traditional families". I would love to see us all change our default setting away from families having a Dad, a Mom and siblings. In my work, I interact with children everyday and I make a point to never make assumptions about their home lives. You may think I am being oversensitive because I happen to be a single Mother, but truly this is not about me. This is about the fact that I don't believe children should have to correct preconceived ideas or justify their families to adults or other children. I received an email recently from the manager of my son's team. It was addressed to The Parents of ____. Now, this is a team my son has been a part of for five months now. Apart from his Grandma bringing him to one practice when I had a late meeting at work, I have taken him by myself to every pr...