Your Typical Family Guy

Joe is a great guy at heart, he has a lovely family of four, two teenagers (boys) and one boy of eight and a darling daughter of six.

He works hard during the week and sometimes on Saturdays. He is the manager of a large grocery store and is on his feet the whole day from 7.00 am to 7.00 pm. When he arrives home he is nearly always tired but the sight and greetings from his kids gives him renewed energy. And of course his wife throws her arms around him with a passionate kiss. That makes his day.

Joe thinks often when he's working at the store “What would life be like without my wife and kids?” and he then dismisses the thought immediately. He hates Monday mornings because his 'stand-in' manager has been running the store almost totally “by the book” or by the store's policy. And that means there are lots of employee problems to sort out – and that eats up half the day. This occurs as regular as clockwork.

Then along comes Friday and Joe is as happy as can be. He is going to spend lots of time with his wife and kids. His eldest son Mark loves playing online games and can sit their for hours non-stop. Of course his younger brother complains he never gets a turn as there is only one computer. Joe knows about this and wonders if he should put time limits on Mark to give the rest of the family a turn.

Then Joe thinks it would be better if he purchased another computer because they will need it for Lance as he will be using the school's Apple Mac and will have homework to do on it. Joe knows his budget is stretched and that is why he cuts back on buying a new car, he drives an old clunker which he is not proud of. It spews out oil and is heavy on gas. He is putting money away for his kids college and we all know how much that is going to cost!

It is Friday evening and the kids are excited! They know it is candy night and a movie to watch on TV. They are only allowed to eat candy once a week and watch TV. Dad can sit back and watch the movie with his daughter on his lap. He thinks “Hope I am not going to be too bored with some of this animation stuff.” Sometimes he tells his wife that was a great family movie.

Saturday arrives and Joe can hear his sons playing football in the back yard. He decides he is going to have some fun with them before breakfast. He dons his gear and joins them. After half an hour his wife calls them in for breakfast. They are all famished of course and devour just about everything served up.

On Saturday afternoon Joe loves to watch NFL with his six pack within easy reach. The kids go off and make up their own games. As the NFL games develop, Joe tends to get very excited for his team, he becomes vociferous at the TV as his side drops a point. The game is over and Joe murmurs under his breath that they could have done a lot better and the coach should be fired.

Sunday and they all decide democratically as Joe calls it, to go for a McDonald's and then to the local flea market where there are lots of things for the kids to see and do. The day goes quickly, much too fast for Joe as he starts thinking about Monday morning and that puts his tone down a little as he does not like his job. He'd like to be his own boss.

Someday he knows he will work for himself but he has to study hard, get a degree perhaps and then get on the Internet and promote his real passion in life, something he's always wanted to do! This instantly gives him direction and something he can aim for. He'll chat with his wife and make some decisions of when and how. Good luck Joe, and let's know the sequel to this!