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Are You Spending Enough Time With Your Family?

Today we are faced with many problems thateach of them and talk to them about their
are destroying family units everywhere. In ainterest not yours. You may find that they
fast paced world we are always in a hurry toare far more important then the Super Bowl,
get to work to get to the beach, or to getor a day on the golf course. You may even
home before the kids go to sleep. We neverearn their trust and loyalty. My oldest
seem to have enough time in one day to do alldaughter told a friend on the phone once that
that needs to be done.There was a songit would hurt her parents too much to have
written in the 70's called "The Cats and Thesex before she was married and for that
Cradle," and in this song the lyrics talkreason she has decided to wait. She has
about a man that was so involved outside theredirected her thinking only because she is
home that his own son never really spentreceiving the companionship she needs at
quality time with him. The song goes on tohome. Teenagers that are sexually active in
say that the son looked up to his dad and hemany cases are that way because they are
was going to be just like him. As the sonsubstituting parental attention for sexual
grew up and went to college the father wantedattention. If my folks won't pay attention to
to spend sometime with him when he got home,me the boy down the road will.This is just
but his son was to busy. As the song goes onone of the dangers of not spending more time
and his boy moved away he realized in the endwith your family. How does it affect your
that his boy turned out to be just like himspouse? Is he or she content with the time
(never having time to spend with his family).you have? If not, do you want them to look
The moral to this story is that we may needelsewhere? Of course not, but it can happen.
to reprioritize our lives to put our familiesMany marriages end in divorce, because the
first.You may ask, "Where do I start?" Onecouples grow apart. They form their own lives
thing that seems to separate the family iswithout including the other. It is imperative
television. In this country we spend morethat we take the time that we have today and
time watching others live their lives andspend it with your family, and make time
less time living our own. Why not turn the TVtomorrow. If we do we will begin to repair
off and play monopoly, yahtzee, or cards. Iany damage that is already done, and grow
know these are not the greatest suggestions,closer to our families in the future.You may
but the key is to make the family stronger.ask, "How do we separate work from home?"
If you all have a common interest then doWhen you are at work and you know that you
that. I have 2 teenage girls and a 4-year-oldare not going to finish before you leave.
son. My oldest daughter loves horses and shePlan to just leave it there. It will be there
enjoys riding and competing. My youngesttomorrow and so will the rest of it. Many
daughter likes to write songs, and sing. Sheemployers don't staff their businesses
may not be the greatest singer in the world,correctly, because of those people who take
but she enjoys it. My son is into DVD's andtheir work home. If your load is too much
video games. All of them like to spend timetell your boss you need help. If your job is
with their parents. Up to a few years ago Iworth keeping your boss will understand that
did not even know them like I thought I did.family comes first. Never let anything break
In fact, I think it is safe to say that Iup your home. Families united are stronger
knew very little at all. I was alwaysthen divided. There is no mountain to high or
consumed in my work to the point that Iriver to wide for a strong family to tackle.
brought it home.The thing that hurt me theDo what ever you have to do to keep your
most was when our family Doctor asked me iffamily together, and never regret the
my son had all of his shots. I answered, "Idecisions you make to strengthen your family.
don't know ask my wife." The look the DoctorIt all pays off in the end.Don McKay is the
gave me was one of disappointment. She toldowner of several free information websites
me that that was a common answer for a fatherand the sole proprietor of Java Jakes Gourmet
to give. Why? I should know the answer toCoffee  Co.
such a question, because I am his father. The
answer to that is I am not interested in
that, so it is not important. This selfish
attitude had to change if I was going to have
a relationship with anyone in my house.The
advice a friend gave me has helped me to grow
with my family. He said to take 5 minutes a
day and talk to your kids, and not as aVisit these sites today and become informed.
group. Individually spend five minutes with



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