~Need More Time For Fun-Life Is Too Short~
By Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
Valdosta, Georgia
August 9, 2016 8:20am CST
My family has always struggled financially and that makes it hard to have fun in life. You don't need money to have fun-that's not what I'm saying but my husband is so busy working all the time that we don't have much family time. (I know he needs to work-I'm not saying he doesn't).
We have the same routine every single day and it gets old at times. My husband goes to work, the kids and I hang out at home all day and night, my husband gets home, we eat dinner and everyone goes to bed... Woo-hoo! 
Not a very exciting life. 
I really want to change this. I told my husband taking one day off a week and spending it with your family won't kill us bill wise. Getting off before 10pm can't hurt either.
Life is so short, you just never know how long you have and I don't want mine spent without having quality time with our family together. So here is to hoping my husband takes ONE day off a week to spend quality time with his family!
Do you take time to have fun-even with real life smacking you in the face?
Not a very exciting life.
I really want to change this. I told my husband taking one day off a week and spending it with your family won't kill us bill wise. Getting off before 10pm can't hurt either.
Life is so short, you just never know how long you have and I don't want mine spent without having quality time with our family together. So here is to hoping my husband takes ONE day off a week to spend quality time with his family!
Do you take time to have fun-even with real life smacking you in the face?23 people like this
24 responses
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Aug 16
@dodo19 Yes he is working very hard but we never see him and never spend time together as a family either. I told him it needs to change.
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
9 Aug 16
@LovingMyBabies it certainly does. You and your kids need to spend time with him. Family time is important.
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@bsrikumar (151)
• Chennai, India
10 Aug 16
@LovingMyBabies
Yes it is very good to spend time for family
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Aug 16
@Juliaacv This is exactly what we need, something different like these examples but they don't cost a lot to do either! Thank you!! =)
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Aug 16
well at my age and all i have to. lol. but i know what you mean. i used to take a day or 2 off each week to play with and have time with my kids. when my kids were little though, only time their dads was off work they went out without spending time with us. i do hope your hubby takes a day off now and then if not every week even.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Aug 16
@bunnybon7 Yeah, taking one day off a week is important to make memories with the kids. I don't want either of us to look back and regret not spending enough time with them.
@Tampa_girl7 (50213)
• United States
9 Aug 16
We all need a little bit of fun in our life.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Aug 16
@Tampa_girl7 Yeah we do and the sad thing is I can't remember the last time we all had fun together as a family. =(
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Aug 16
@Wordazza You are absolutely right! No one ever says that. I don't want him to have regrets once he's older.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
10 Aug 16
@LovingMyBabies While it's admirable he wants to provide for his family he needs to understand that there's more to providing than mere money!! Let's hope you can persuade him!
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Aug 16
@DianneN No I'm happy that you got to spend time with your husband and with your family together. That is awesome!
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
10 Aug 16
Hubby and I always bowled on a league until the bowling alley was bought out by a large church. Years later we finally have a new bowling alley built. We've been using the excuse that we can't afford to bowl, but I said "screw it" I'm bowling and will find a way to pay for it. I told hubby if he joins the team was up to him, but I am doing it.
We have the meeting next week then start the 34 week bowling season on the 23rd.
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@shaggin (72125)
• United States
10 Aug 16
Wow that seems awful he works that late all the time. The kids muat barely see him :-( I do a ton of free things with my kids so thats how we have fun on a very low income but thats not your point in this discussion.. If your husband can afford to take one shorter day at work it would be nice so he could spend more time with the kids because like you say you just never know.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Aug 16
@shaggin It is awful, for all of us. We don't see him and he is exhausted from it all too. Life is not guaranteed from one day to the next-we should all remember that.
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@lologirl2021 (5542)
• United States
9 Aug 16
Well doing the dishes, yard work and being together doing these things may not seem like fun but i would say it is when you are spending time together as a family or with your spouse. It may not be the most fun you could ever have, but at least you are spending money outside of the house doing things. I know i do this all the time at home trying to spend time together and getting things done without having to spend money doing it.
Of course going out to dinner as a family is fun as well then you don't have the clean up at home to worry about it and it was a fun time as well. I think that is something we all need to do in life. Your not going to an amusement park to have fun or going doing something. Even just walking around in a mall or down a street together or on a bike ride with a family is good and exercising as well.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Aug 16
@lologirl2021 He isn't home to even do chores together which is why I want him to take one day a week for us to do something together as a family.
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Aug 16
@sofssu Yeah I think one day off a week will benefit all of us as a family.
@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
9 Aug 16
Well, you can get out and about to see and do things without having to spend a lot of cash. Going to the park, taking walks, playing games are all together time type activities that don't cost a lot. Do you have any community outdoor concerts or anything like that? I really hope your hubby will think about taking a day now and then for some quality time together. You're right, life is short and that time with the kids is over before you know it.
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@1creekgirl (41394)
• United States
9 Aug 16
Jennifer, you're so young, but you have the right idea, life really is short. I realize that more the older I get.
Your husband feels responsible for taking care of his family and that's a good thing. But hopefully he will see that spending a little time as a family will be worth a few dollars less.
Keep praying!
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Aug 16
@1creekgirl Even being young, I could die in a car wreck tomorrow. Being young is not a security to life in this world.
Yeah I am so glad he is working hard for us, it means so much to me. But I also know when we look back we will regret that we never spent quality time together as a family when we had a chance to.
Always praying. =)
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@excellent10 (360)
• Israel
9 Aug 16
I agree with you, but maybe it's not so simple maybe it works much to your children what will survive ... if you can spare and take a day off to spend a family I recommend ..
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Aug 16
@excellent10 It is that simple when you have children that need to spend time with you.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
11 Aug 16
yes I can see how you would get to feel that way aso its time you and hubby had sometime just for the two of you and some family time too just your hubbyand you a nd the kids you do need this.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
11 Aug 16
I try to spend as much time as I can with my family. We try to get together on weekends when were not busy. We all work and have different working hours but we do try to do fun things. I hope you guys are able to do fun things instead of just on weekends
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Aug 16
I love to stay at home with my family; but goes out once in a while to do grocery shopping, or visiting relatives on weekends. No long vacations yet.
@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
10 Aug 16
I hope he does too... I have no family, and life is smacking me in my face, plus have no money...so it is hard, but do the best I can.
@fengqishi (50)
• Beijing, China
10 Aug 16
You seem to have trouble in persuading your husband to take a day off to stay with you and children,right? I can feel your sorrow, you want to have a good and happy family ,want something new and fresh in your life, cannot bare this boring life,but your effort didn't make it. I have some advice: First, take some time to communicate with your husband , ask him some questions:is he satisfiled with life now? if not ,why? and how is he feeling? what relationship he wants to build with you and children? Second, try to understand your husband what he wants and why he dose like that. Third ,find what diffculties are in the way,and then try to figure out.
I believe you can make it, because you are a brave woman who can share her life and sorrow to us ,and you are a good mom and wife,who continnues to make efforts to her family.
I really hope my advice will be useful to you and wish your life get better and happier.
