Work, work, work, work, work, work... then some other words I don't understand. 

Rihanna knows what's up. 

Work is an essential characteristic of tight family. I know that when I was little, we had a lot of chores, and we always had jobs to do. A lot of the time, we were working together to accomplish something. We all hated it at first but most of the time it brought us closer as a family. But if you ask any of us kids, we will all say, it was terrible, and we didn't have any fun. 

Work used to be created by, and done together as a family. Now it is something that "needs to get done". 

Back in the day, when families had farms to provide for themselves, everyone had a job to do, and if it didn't get done there would be a problem. Then the fathers started working in factories. Mothers were stay-at-home moms and the children would go off to school. Now it is common for both parents to work and the child gets raised by someone other than its parents. 

Yale did a study on satisfaction of working women. 10 out of 11 women were disappointed that they delayed getting married and having a family. 

With women working, the children are left to be raised by another individual, and who wants to birth a child then have someone else impact that child more than they do? 

"No success can compensate for failure in the home." -David O. McKay.

What does that mean? To me it means that no matter how successful someone may be at their career, if they aren't present at home, then why have a career? Why have a family?

Challenge: Try to be successful in your home. Try a little harder to be a little better. See if it makes a difference. Do you feel more accomplished?