Another one of those choice threads. Out of the two things in your life, what would you rather have right now or in the future? 1) A job: become succesful, financially stable and moneymaker. 2) A family: taking care of the household, family members and one day maybe raising children. Btw, choosing 1) means your constantly swamped by work, emergency calls, filing, paperwork effectively making you a workaholic with no time to be with your family otherwise you'd lose your job. If you pick 2) you're also swamped with alot of work too. Cleaning the house, keeping things tidy, taking care of other family members, become almost like a therapist to help them with their problems, not to mention trying to raise kids. And btw, just for this type of situation, let's say you have enough time to be able to enjoy the riches you gain (even though somehow you can't be with your family to enjoy it to). It's really a question where you choose between money or love.
I'd chose Family over money anyday. I think the saying "Money doesn't buy you happiness" applies here :P
In this case family. I think with enough money, I could be happy. "Money can't buy happiness" doesn't apply to me at all. But if I have no time to spend that money on enjoying myself and with loved ones, then what's the use?
Hmm, ok. What if I was to say that if you pick 2) you're also swamped with alot of work too. Cleaning the house, keeping things tidy, taking care of other family members, become almost like a therapist to help them with their problems, not to mention trying to raise kids. And btw, just for this type of situation, let's say you have enough time to be able to enjoy the riches you gain (even though somehow you can't be with your family to enjoy it to).
I would pick Choice 1 because after 10 years if I started working at the age 15 and made alot of money, I'd quit after 15 years and go looking for a man ad apply for social security
Neither of these things sound ideal. Honestly, I want a job where I'm making good money, enough to support a family, but not one of those business related ones where I'm always knee deep in work. My hope is that I can fit situation 1 and I can marry someone who fits situation 2. Then after i make enough money to retire, we'll both share the pain of situation 2.
Most of the questions concerning family and work aren't clear cut as we want them to be. ANd that's the other thing, their is no ideal in this situation, but out of the two what would you rather prefer?
Hmmm... now you brought that up, It makes it that much more difficult. It would cause alot of stress - yet sometimes that can build up the respect that people have for you. The cleaning I'm sure could be taken care off (well, depends on the amount that there is to do), being a 'therapist' can sometimes let you get closer to the person having the problems, you can understand them that little bit more, yet sometimes being said therapist can get annoying if it's constant. Taking care of other family members can also be pretty annoying, especially if they're asking for money and a place to stay constantly. I would still choose the family, even though it involves alot of physical help.
I'm not a family-type person (a loner, if you will. Don't really bond with people), so I pick #1. Money doesn't buy happiness, but it pays the bills.
In a situation where you must choose to give up your own happiness and your family's happiness, I would say "family always comes first" *period* I mean, from I have learned by watching "Click" and from my mother's perspective of getting promoted and moving to Georgia asking me to move with her when I was 17, I personally think that the message is, there's a price for success and a price for choosing money or material items over the people you cared about.
I would say that this choice is kind of difficult as it sometimes is not really an actual choice. Men and women today can decide that they wish to work for quite a few years at education and then solid occupations that take them places, move them around, etc. This for a time can make both happy. However, usually after doing this a while, most of these people probably do sooner or later want to actually have a family. Sometimes even some of the motivation for doing all that work is the right to decide later on to have and raise a family how you'd want to because you'd have enough saved up to take it easy doing so. Or perhaps a person doesn't want a family but seeks to retire early etc. I could never see myself in the second situation at all. I see this happen more to women that basically get stuck in the scenario or possibly a stay at home dad while the woman is off working often. For me personally though, the concept seems alien to imagine myself in. It's just not 'me'. So, though sometime I do want to get hitched and have a youngun or two, I could never really fit the second forced profile at all because it just seems unreal for someone like me. I would have to say the first one where I work my tush off and wander about etc making the money. Maybe I could be studly like Tony Stark or something and still get sex at least.
I'd priorities my time with my family and made enough money to sustain them. I mean, this is so subjective. its up to one's preference actually. I know that money wouldn't bring happiness, but without money, will you be happy? So its time for balance your time and life well.
