Which comes first to you? Career or Family

If only I don't have any children, my answer would be career. But since I already have 3 daughters, I no longer have the liberty to choose one. It has to be both. It is very difficult but I have to bite the bullet. Children must be spared from any inconvenience as a result from the decision made by the parents.

it is no matter of which goes first. the only thing is ,your wife or your husband should be a good man.or shuld have good career.

Hello joyadalia. I think that both are important for us wage-earners. Without a career, it is rather difficult for us to support a family. Equally important, a family is the very motivation for us to work hard to make enough money for the family. They are interactive and relevant.

Hi, joyadalia. My family comes first, always! I can always replace my career, but I can't replace my family. It is nice to know that you enjoy working as a freelance writer on the Internet.

I don't think it is going to be that simple. After all, it's not always as black and white as it is seemed. You know that out there, there are many parents who are still working and having a good family as well. It is not that "if you're working, you're not a good mother" or "if you're working, you're neglecting your children". Having a lot of time to be spent with the family is a really good thing, but I believe that quality is over the quantity. My mother was working too. Even until now she is still working. When I was a kid, I only met her after she came home from work, and in the morning when she took us to the school. But she always have her weekends for her family and we're okay for more than 20 years now.

hello joyadalia! i hope that the time won't come where i have to choose over my career and my family. deep inside, i value my family first (actually my three kids, being a solo parent) more than anything else in the world. However, i could not very well abandon my career since it is my only bread and butter and my only way to be able to send my children to school. yeah, it's not that all white and black. there are things which you can't sacrifice of losing for the sake of keeping the other.

Hi dear, For me family comes first. There are various reasons for it. Job wise I am settled and I am decided to not to change the job where I am working. For the last 1-2 years, the company have done a lot to keep the life balance with employees like time choice, working from home, maternity benefit (work from home on maternity leave with payment), etc. If we plant the life style, work environment will not be so much in trouble. In your case, if your h/b was well and understanding, the problem could have been resolved. Instead of resign the job and could have a opt of a long leave, when you got married. If not interested, you could have change the same. One of my friend also faced with a similar incident. She quit the job and search of a new job. She had to wait for 8 months without job to get a fairly good one. So, in job scenario, some kind of calculations are essential. Even though we are well settled, and depend on a job, we should respect the career ethics. Because our life earning is derived through a job and should maintain a balance life with job and family. If it goes well, our life also get meaningful. Regards, Thank-s

family of course.. i was about to go to US so i could study my masters degree. but i met this wonderful man. and we became bf/gf, and got married. right now, i am a stay home wife. we have a happy family and hope we could have babies soon. :D

Family of course. I think it should for everyone, and this goes without saying really. I know not everyone thinks this way, but for me it is a given!

Of course my family, I will never trade them for anything else in the world. Especially my baby, he is my greatest treasure, the best blessing God has given me. I gave up my job because I want to take care of him all the time. My family is my priority more than anything else.