Working Together

                How we have worked as families has changed dramatically since the Industrial Revolution.  Families used to work very closely together teaching their children the trade. Farming families for example each had responsibilities from a young age. This made it so that the whole family was together for most of the day and everyone knew what the work was like. In today’s world we have most fathers leaving the home for most of the day for work. Often even the mothers are leaving to work a different job as well. When/if the entire family reunites that evening they have all gone in different directions and had very different experiences during the day. This dramatic change has effected how close we are as families. Recognizing this change though can help us to find ways to bring our family together in work.

                I remember as a kid waking up on Saturday mornings with my parents asking me to get involved in a family cleaning project. Being a stubborn little kid I would try to find a little project on my own that had nothing to do with what the rest of the family was doing. In hind sight I am glad that my parents encouraged me to be involved with what the rest of the family was doing. There are great lessons of unity that can be learned as we work together.