Family first?

@ivygrey (550)
Philippines
July 8, 2010 10:11pm CST
Nowadays, people are very busy in many things, work, school, etc.. And we sometimes tend to make our family just second or maybe third on our list.. We are all not perfect in bring up our families just being part of a family is sometimes even hard, It's all because of the many factors that may pull us away from being with our family. As a mother, father, brother or a sister.. how do you manage to be with your family , spending quality time, eating together, watching movies together etc. even in a very hectic schedule..
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18 responses
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
This is a good topic, how can I say this as for me what I can say is spending time with my family is my priority. Even if i have work, school or some getaway or travel. I always communicate with them either by phone or cellphone. And I always make sure that i bring some stuffs or food when i get home to them.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
9 Jul 10
Family should always come first in your life. No matter what else life throws your way, nothing is more important than family,. Oher things can be set aside to do later. Family is a top priority. Alway make time to for your family above everything else. You will not be sorry that you did.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
I know how busy people are too. I am also one of the busiest people in the world. lol I just consider myself that cause I feel like I have tons of things to do but I always have my family first. My family is more important than anything in this world so I always find time to be with them. Sometimes I have to be absent from work so I can be with them and visit them.
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@sru2n9 (93)
• India
9 Jul 10
My first priority is my family. Everything else is secondary. I like to spend time with my father,mother and sister. Since I am staying at a hostel I do not get much time with them. But I make the most of what I get in every way I could.
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• India
9 Jul 10
I think family should be our first preference because if we deprive our family in they will suffer in many ways and ultimately that affects our mind and in our family life in turn which brings hectic relation between husband and wife. So family always first beyond our job.
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@mh76111 (15)
• Vietnam
9 Jul 10
For me, my family is very important. in my family, there are my father, my mother, my sister and other relatives. I work at the place away from my home so that at the weekend i usually come back home to see every ones and we have meals together.That time, i feel very happy. I love my family much!
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• Philippines
24 Jul 10
My family is first in my life. All of my life when I starting working it is always them I take care of. I already forgotten about myself, but I do not blame them, that is my decision for the fact that I don't have plan for myself anymore. For me their happiness is my happiness. Some concerned friends advice me to take care of my life because I am not getting any younger. I do not plan to get married actually. I am going 30 this year and I being single until I die is what I see with myself in the future. And my friends adviced me that that is wrong. I need a child so that when I grow old there is someone who will take care of me, like what I am doing with my family now. But as I said I have no plans for myself, which I know its wrong.I am hardworking now because of my family, I feel what I am doing is not sufficient. I want to give them the life they wanted before I will think of myself. I want to give them big house, that are far from floods. I will build a garden there, a big parking space so that my pets can run there. Our own car so that my parents will not get tired of walking to go to different places. A complete vitamins and medicine for their health. A lots of money for their needs. And I want to give everything they need, before I think of myself. I love my family that much.
@epicure35 (2814)
• United States
25 Jul 10
Family should be first because strong families make for a strong country. However, there are many forces pulling families apart. Divorce is a major factor in destroying family life and all involved. Demanding work schedules and other "busy work", such as being oversubscribed in other activities are hindrances to family life. So much of culture is antithetical to the simple, wholesome activities that make for a good family and family life. It shows in the anger, violence, and selfishness we all suffer from.
@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
it's always been family first for me to the point that i would often decline going out with my closest friends just to stay home with my family. my family is really very close and we love being around each other. we dont really like going out to have family bondings. we just love staying around the house with each other.
@ET28LV (1890)
• Latvia
11 Jul 10
I am very busy in working days with school, homeworks, other acctivities. But, my family always is in first place. Weekends we always spend together. We drive to some place relax and make new photographies. Always when someone of us have a birthday or in other celebrations we are together and celebrate It. My friends is one two sometimes third place, but we do things together only on working days. I think family is one of important things what we have and I can say that I love my family. Have a nice day!
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
12 Jul 10
for me, family is always number one.if it is not, i'm not going to be this way.a family person.i always spend most of my time with them as i do not have any one else.the one and only group that will always be with me is my family.friends are just like come and go, while love....i don't want to think about it right now.so family always be my number one.
10 Jul 10
I am a single parent with three kids. raising them well is not an easy task. before when i was still working its really hard to give family the quality time they deserve even though they are my priorities. im really glad i resigned from work, now i can give my kids and family enough time. especially that they are now in their formative years. family should come first at all times so that there will be no regrets afterwards. so even if i have to make a living for them i make sure now that im giving them quality time that's it when they are home i should be home too, if they need someone to talk i put down other things in order to listen to them. family or my kids should not only have my spare time but my priority time.
• Indonesia
9 Jul 10
Sometimes we are remembering the family just when we need. We we get sick or when we can do anything except with family's help. If you have a husband or wife or even you have any children, don't ever ignore them. Working time is always beeing reason for forgetting or just ignoring the family, but please remember... only family that give us a peace full place, a real peace, not like everything else outside with insincere moment.
• Spain
9 Jul 10
i try to get past it but everybody in my family looks down on me
• United States
9 Jul 10
It is in commitment. What is the most important to you. Although things like a job you have no choice over but otherthings we always have a choice. You can choose to go to a family dinner or a movie with friends. You can choose to set in front of the television and eat supper, or at the table with your family. You can choose to go on a trip by your self or take the family. So it is all a choice, commitment, a sacrifice even. As for the hectic schedule, there are times when you can even choose over that and also bring the family along. When my husband was farming, he was in the fields all day, I would pack a lunch and take the kids out to the field and we would have a picnic with him. When my husband was driving truck, he was gone all week long, but during the summer he would take 1 of the kids with him for the week.
@maiaman (97)
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
I basically quit my job just to take care of my children because I felt that they are more important.
@dsrp82 (676)
• Brazil
9 Jul 10
Family ALWAYS comes first to me! It's not hard to me at all being with them!
• Vietnam
9 Jul 10
I always want to spend a lot of time for my family when I get maried. I think my family is the most important thing in my life