IMPROVE YOUR MARRIAGE - Don't Overlook The Obvious |
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Help others find this article: Digg It! or Bookmark it! Share JOB OR FAMILY TIME? Are you In today's economy, millions of us are struggling. To varying degrees. Yet, struggling, nonetheless. - Having to do without extras... In some instances, having to give up your home. Millions are without jobs. And, when a job comes along, the issue of what sacrifces are necessary arises. - For those with work, the issue is often 'How much will I tolerate in order to keep my job? Take stuff home? Work extra hours for the bubble? Commute more? Relocate? Or...'. So it is that couples often face the dilemna of what sacrifices need to be made. And what impact will they have on the family... The spousal relationship. The children, if there are any. These are not simple questions to answer. And, I will not be so presumptuous as to pretend that I know what you should do. Because the economy will eventually turn around. But once there is too much damage to the family's cohesiveness, it can seldom be regained... Or, easily. 'What to do', you ask, 'if my spouse and kids resent my spending time with them at the expense of doing without the niceties of life?'. -- If your family truly cares more about material things than your health, stress, and family time together, then I hate to tell you what you probably already know. So, it's a juggling act. But, if you are only the breadwinner. And nothing much more, than why stay? Just a thought. If you listen to Dave Ramsey, you know that he values not only living a debt-free life, but, most of all, a family that is commited to one another. I agree with him, here! 'Nuff said!
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