family time

By C
@ShyBear88 (59347)
Sterling, Virginia
October 21, 2011 8:16am CST
Do you spend time with your family on a regular bases or you all just go off and do things on your own with out spending time with one another as a group? Me and my husband we try to spend as much time as we can with our daughter. He works 8 hours days so I'm mostly with my daughter but when he isn't working he is with the both of us. He'll take care of our daughter and play with her. The weekends and holidays are nice because then he gets all day with us two ladies. I find spending time with each other is a good things we get to be together to make up for lost time.
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11 responses
@taheraa (1545)
• Giza, Egypt
21 Oct 11
Hi, ShyBear88: My understanding that it is necessary for either man or woman,should make a balance in their life, do not spend all their time doing the work, they should cut part time to share their family, balancing the time between work and family get the life more happiness. Looking to the work as a main investment for people life are not correct, people should have a time for their family investment. we should gain success in our both work and family.
@taheraa (1545)
• Giza, Egypt
24 Oct 11
OK, any family should try to maintain and find some time to spend together, do not empty our life by getting all of our time to work. talking together, having dinner alone and with your kids, having a time to talk with your kids, respecting their finding and solving their problems if they have.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
We spend every night together. Our 8 month old can't eat food food yet and going out to dinner is really expensive and with family diet where red meat isn't not allowed right now we can't go out and eat. We in it save money. We do movies, and just chill together. There is us 3 adults and one baby. My daughter gets all the time she needs from me in the day time Monday through Friday and every other night her daddy puts her to bed and on his days off he takes care of her for me. So they get time alone and then we get time all together those 2 days and the holidays.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
Okay well do you spend time with your family. My husband works Monday through Friday 8 to 5 so he has the night time with me and my daughter and the weekend. He use to have a job where had to work all kind of hours and it made it hard for us all to spend time and take care of our daughter. I really did do all the work all of the time all by myself.
@shskumbla (3338)
• India
22 Oct 11
Yes.., I would like to spend my times with my family members.. Some times I will talk with them or some times I am playing with them... etc. In the weak I have to go to school. But some times they give holiday. That time I have to go my relatives house And spend times with them..
@shskumbla (3338)
• India
26 Oct 11
Oh..!! Do you like to spend times with your relatives...?
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
28 Oct 11
It all depends on who. My husband family I don't like spending time with them at all really. I don't mind my husband's mom she is really nice. His step dad, step mom and dad are jerks. His two sisters, 2 step brothers, and two half brothers are spoiled like brats that are also jerks. His aunts and uncle they are okay they don't bother us or say mean and nasty things. His grandma Judy as we caller she is nice and her husband well he is dying so you can imagine he isn't really ever in a good mood and less the grand kids or his great granddaughter is around. My parents I love to be around when I see them. My brothers and there wives not to much. My nephew of course I love hanging out with that little guy. Me and my mom pretty much are the only two that will spend time with him. But we live 9 hours or further away from everyone because 1 its cheaper for us to raise my daughter and we get more privacy from family that won't bother us and tell us what to do with our lives.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
That's cool. Me and my husband only spend time together. We spend time together at night time and on the weekend. Holidays are always good so we can go see our parents and stuff.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
23 Oct 11
I think it is very important for families to spend time together. Some of my happiest childhood memories have been times spent with my family. i hope that my own two children will feel the same way. My late husband and I always found time to spend with them. The moments with my family see me through a lot of hard times and i am thankful to have those times to spend with my family. ?every minute should be cherished.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
Family time is always important when you have a partner or not. Trying to make time for not only spend time together but with each kids individuality but I know that is hard for single parents to do on there own with out a little help. I'm glad I have my husband still with me. He doesn't get much time with our daughter like I do but when he is off of work he gives all his time to her. I don't like it when he misses new things she does. I'm so glad this weekend he got to see her stand all on her own. Her Cousin had her and let her go and there she was in the middle of the room standing there. Its one of those priceless moments that you are so happy to see and grateful to celebrate it with others that you love the little moments like that.
• Philippines
23 Oct 11
yes! family time is very important! i am a single mother of two kids. and i make sure that even if i go out most of the time to make a living, i make sure that i spend a lot of my free time with them. it is those times where my kids get to update me on what's been going on at school, and at the same time, i get to update them on what i did during the times i was away. and i am proud to say that i am in a company that doesn't take my time off from my kids. i get to spend my time with my children whenever i want to. the best part of it all is that i never miss any important happenings in their lives and at their school. being a single mom is hard work....but if you get to spend a lot of free time with your kids....nothing could ever compare to that...every second should be cherished coz every second is priceless. time is gold, so it should never be wasted!
@webgirl01 (689)
• United States
24 Oct 11
Hi there, To answer your question, I do spend time with family on regular bases most or some of the time. I do sometimes go off and do things on my own once in awhile or if i feel like it. But I see and know, that Family comes first and we should spend time with family most of the time and then outside friends once in awhile.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
It sounds like you don't have kids yet but that is just what I get from what you write. My husband spend as much time as he can outside of work with me and my daughter. We spend all weekend together. We try to find as much time as we can around spend time with our daughter with ourselves. Are daughter is every important to us.
@eljayo (1105)
• Philippines
24 Oct 11
Hi! Our generation today is no so family oriented. Especially with teens they prefer spending time with their friends or lover than with their family. I love my family and since my father is only home on weekends we really make it a point to spend it time with him. Time may pass, we may lose some of our friends but our family will always stay with us. Give time to your family while they are still here and don't wait for regret to be felt.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
That is normal with teens they don't have a family of there own yet to take care of. When you start having your own family that is when normally you want to spend time with your family. I don't like spend that much time with my parents but that is because we don't like the same things or enjoy all of the same things. I love spending time with my husband and my daughter and I know there will be a time where she won't want to spend time with us and I'm okay with that because its when she'll be learning about herself more.
• United States
29 Nov 11
yes me and my husband and my little girl have family time almost everyday right when he comes out of work we put a movie on from Netflix and i'll make him and my daughter food. and we just eat and watch a movie. :-)
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
29 Nov 11
That's nice we sometimes stay in after my husband gets of off work other times we go out just to walk around. We have family time everyday on the weekend it's all day long until my daughter gets older and then wants to hang out on the weekends with friends.
@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
22 Oct 11
You are such great parents!! Your kids will always be lucky. It's only me and hubby, I always try to be as much as close as I can when he's home, specially for support. I think there's nothing more important than family in this world. After that, the Animals ^_^
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
I don't have kids, just one child. Yes I agree there is nothing more important in this world then spending time with your family. When its just the 2 of you.
• Philippines
22 Oct 11
Since there are only two of us most days( my brother does not want going out that often and my mom comes for a visit once a month) my daughter and I spend quality time together. I see to it that her All of her needs are provided. This coming Monday being my birthday we are going to this winter wonderland theme park. She is so happy looking forward to it and so am I.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
Well that is normal family time. we don't spend family time with anyone outside of me, my husband and daughter only spend time together. We don't really spend time with our siblings since they all have there own family the same with my parents and my husband parents. That's good you spend time with your daughter.
@gelayagui98 (1336)
• Australia
21 Oct 11
Hi Shybear, I always spend all my quality time with my kids because I am a full time mom now. Although, I am with them all the time, I made sure that we dine out every weekend after we came from the Church. I want to spend more of my time with them while they are still in their growing up age. And, to filled-in the absence of my husband who is away from us. My kids bonding moment with their papa is by talking through Skype, they spend almost half day talking and by telling to their papa what to buy for them, lol. its been 3 years now that we have no complete family bonding ever since my husband worked abroad.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
21 Oct 11
I'm glad my husband gets to come ever night after work. It would drive me nuts having to be the one that does it all when he isn't around. I like the fact that my husband comes home and can cook some nights and put our little daughter to bed other nights. We take turns putting her to bed at night time. She loves spending time with her daddy.
@rose1717 (190)
• United States
21 Oct 11
Yes we have family day Saturday, and have family night once during the weekday. During our family time, we hang out cooking together, have a family game night, read together, talk, or have a movie night. The kids are not allowed to have anyone over after 6 pm on those nights. A few times we have had their friends over when we had family night but it caused problems with the kids never wanting to leave, and always wanting to hang out at our house. They probably think it is always like that at our house. Sad thing is I know that a few of those kids are getting ignored by their parents at their houses. When it was warmer we would have a once a month day were the kids could invite their friends over and we roasted hotdogs on the fire pit and told scary stories and acted things out, talked and just had fun. We also make smores. Everyone really liked that a lot and we will probably start that back up after Winter since everyone had a good time. But to answer your questions, we do have family days and love it. We also see our parents once everyother month and do outings with them. Sometimes my husband's siblings and their children go on outings with us too for a family fun night. When we are all together there are 30 of us. My husband and I also have date night twice a month when the kids go to bed. We rent a movie and watch it while snuggling on the sofa. We have been doing that for 15 years.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
We pretty much have family night every night since our daughter is little, but we have more fun on the weekend since there isn't anything we need to do over that time. Daughter always goes to bed at 9pm ever night even on a weekend. She normally doesn't like being put down at 9pm but she is always a sleep by 10p. Its always good to have a little family time with your kids.
@vasumathi (436)
• India
21 Oct 11
I am away from my family, so i will be connected through on phone and internet.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Oct 11
Well that isn't family time and I'm sure your family misses those time that they need you. Especially if you have little kids.