Are You Spending Enough Time With Your Family?

Today we are faced with many problems that areHe said to take 5 minutes a day and talk to your kids,
destroying family units everywhere. In a fast pacedand not as a group. Individually spend five minutes with
world we are always in a hurry to get to work to geteach of them and talk to them about their interest not
to the beach, or to get home before the kids go toyours. You may find that they are far more important
sleep. We never seem to have enough time in onethen the Super Bowl, or a day on the golf course. You
day to do all that needs to be done.There was a songmay even earn their trust and loyalty. My oldest
written in the 70's called "The Cats and The Cradle,"daughter told a friend on the phone once that it would
and in this song the lyrics talk about a man that washurt her parents too much to have sex before she
so involved outside the home that his own son neverwas married and for that reason she has decided to
really spent quality time with him. The song goes on towait. She has redirected her thinking only because she
say that the son looked up to his dad and he wasis receiving the companionship she needs at home.
going to be just like him. As the son grew up and wentTeenagers that are sexually active in many cases are
to college the father wanted to spend sometime withthat way because they are substituting parental
him when he got home, but his son was to busy. Asattention for sexual attention. If my folks won't pay
the song goes on and his boy moved away heattention to me the boy down the road will.This is just
realized in the end that his boy turned out to be justone of the dangers of not spending more time with
like him (never having time to spend with his family).your family. How does it affect your spouse? Is he or
The moral to this story is that we may need toshe content with the time you have? If not, do you
reprioritize our lives to put our families first.You maywant them to look elsewhere? Of course not, but it
ask, "Where do I start?" One thing that seems tocan happen. Many marriages end in divorce, because
separate the family is television. In this country wethe couples grow apart. They form their own lives
spend more time watching others live their lives andwithout including the other. It is imperative that we take
less time living our own. Why not turn the TV off andthe time that we have today and spend it with your
play monopoly, yahtzee, or cards. I know these are notfamily, and make time tomorrow. If we do we will
the greatest suggestions, but the key is to make thebegin to repair any damage that is already done, and
family stronger. If you all have a common interest thengrow closer to our families in the future.You may ask,
do that. I have 2 teenage girls and a 4-year-old son."How do we separate work from home?" When you
My oldest daughter loves horses and she enjoys ridingare at work and you know that you are not going to
and competing. My youngest daughter likes to writefinish before you leave. Plan to just leave it there. It will
songs, and sing. She may not be the greatest singer inbe there tomorrow and so will the rest of it. Many
the world, but she enjoys it. My son is into DVD's andemployers don't staff their businesses correctly,
video games. All of them like to spend time with theirbecause of those people who take their work home. If
parents. Up to a few years ago I did not even knowyour load is too much tell your boss you need help. If
them like I thought I did. In fact, I think it is safe to sayyour job is worth keeping your boss will understand
that I knew very little at all. I was always consumed inthat family comes first. Never let anything break up
my work to the point that I brought it home.The thingyour home. Families united are stronger then divided.
that hurt me the most was when our family DoctorThere is no mountain to high or river to wide for a
asked me if my son had all of his shots. I answered, "Istrong family to tackle. Do what ever you have to do
don't know ask my wife." The look the Doctor gaveto keep your family together, and never regret the
me was one of disappointment. She told me that thatdecisions you make to strengthen your family. It all
was a common answer for a father to give. Why? Ipays off in the end.Don McKay is the owner of
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interested in that, so it is not important. This selfish
attitude had to change if I was going to have a
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