Kellie Rahl Heffner of Gross McGinley. Courtesy photo Kellie Rahl Heffner of Gross McGinley. Courtesy photo

Merriam-Webster defines nontraditional family as follows: a family that is not made up of one mother, one father, and a child or children. Given this definition we may ask, "what is a so-called traditional family?" The general public views a traditional family as one that has two parents of opposite gender who are legally married to one another and have one or more children together either biologically or by way of adoption.