Life in Saudi Arabia is always changing. When my grandparents were young,

they didn't have nearly half of the things I did when growing up. Life back then was a much simpler time, with much less technology and a different way of living. Along with the simpler technology, the idea of family was also very simple. My grandparents had many children, and came from larger families. Families were larger back then because of all of the housework, and most likely the farm work too. However these days, people are having less children, because the need for large families is not that great. The word family also has a new meaning these days. Family doesn't just mean blood relatives, but people we choose to be close to, and to share our lives with, such as our friends. In the future, I think that I will have a small family. In my opinion, the traditional, nuclear family is one of the past, and more blended, open families are the way of the future.