Working and Families

This week has been interesting. We talked about how working mothers and working in general changes the family dynamic. From what I got out of the discussions is that it is best if mothers don't work. I believe that it is so important for mothers to be home for their children, but it isn't always the case. There might be some mothers that have to go to work to help support her family. There might be a mom that would like to work just a little bit because she enjoys it so much. I think that like with almost everything there are so many variables and you can't judge people based on decisions they believe are the best for them. I think it is so sad that working moms within the Church are looked down upon.

We also talked about how the dynamics of the family have changed just within the last 100 years. In the past the whole family would work together to support the family and it was okay, that was how life was. When the industrial revolution happened fathers, mothers, and children for a time entered the work force. While there are benefits that have come from this there are also downfalls. For example parents don't have as much time with their children as before.

Communication

Last week we talked about how important communication is within a family. One thing that really stuck out to me was a comment by Brother Williams. When we have problems we usually blame it on a lack of communication, but in reality we are communicating every minute of the day. The problem is that we are not communicating effectively or in a way that our spouse understands.

The way that we communicate will determine how different situations will play out. The better we learn to communicate effectively the better off we will be in all aspects of our lives. Another thing that I liked about last week was when Brother Williams talked about how if we don't understand something that our spouse says we should say it back to them and ask them if that is what they meant to say.