It would be mildly boring, but...
Main Character: "A community college student who made mostly high A's in high school but never took AP courses or tried for scholarships out of fear of disappointment, and spends most of their days online researching random topics and posting on message boards, often wondering why they never seem to get around to having more of a social life. Has never had a job, and is anxious about their ability to hold a job."
Mother: "A high-school dropout who lied on their resume to get a job inspecting glass parts for a company, and has worked there for several years, does a very good job. Spends most of their days watching Glenn Beck, listening to Darryl Ankarlo, and Coast-to-Coast AM. Often cites Mexican border issues, Islamic groups, and the idea of a one-world government, and Hollywood liberals as evidence of the End Times, and complains about everything she sees as a result of government negligence, and blames them for a lot of things."
Father: "Was kicked out of high school, mainly not showing up for classes half the time and being a bit of a clown, but for three years managed to miss most classes, and show up to get a 100 on the final exams, earning him a 70 as an overall grade. Spent several years job-hopping and always getting fired for arguing with superiors. After divorcing mother, found a niche in a construction company, eventually became vice-president because the owner gave him a chance. Eventually quit when the owner became senile/selfish, and started his own company, taking all the workers with him. Seems like a normal, crude contractor around workers, but can turn extremely intelligent and insightful on an alarming number of subjects when prompted."
Step-mother: "A bit meek. She went to college and finished, but never figured out how to apply the knowledge, and had to work many jobs that were below her skill level. Got married once, but eventually couldn't stay in it because her husband was mean to her cat (The thing has a broken tail, and looks terrified when ever anyone but her comes near it). Is married to and works for the father now, managing to keep track of everything he's doing. Works all day, and then tries to take care of her kids, mainly by keeping them watching TV, and putting them to bed if they start getting into trouble or distracting her too much. Spends most of her time organizing things for work, or else playing complicated puzzle games and solving Nancy Drew mysteries on the computer."
I would call it, "Workaholics, Underachievers, and Opportunists." It would show the different ways of approaching life that these people employed, and the benefits and disadvantages of them.
