So most professionals, especially those in service industries such as law, accounting, and advertising, work long hours in an effort to meet their clients' seemingly endless needs and demands. Other baby boomers feel trapped in the same rat race because economic pressures make it nearly impossible to support a family on one income. The work ethic seems out of control. In the frenetic dash for success or just plain survival, leisure time becomes a scarce commodity. There are times when our lives are clearly leading us.
Workers are weary.
Parents are preoccupied. And children and family relationships are often neglected. A recent survey by Cynthia Langham at the University of Detroit found that parents and children spend only 14.5 minutes per day talking to each other. That is less time than a football quarter and certainly much less time than most people spend commuting to work. She says that many people are shocked to hear the 14.5-minutes statistic.