Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's hard to balance work and family.
Finding that balance between work and family is the hardest thing I've ever done - by far.
In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard.
I can't work without my family being with me.
What it takes just to earn a living - working two or three jobs - is driving a wedge in families that shouldn't be there.
You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.
Being a part of a large family is just like a little society: those who fight to the top of the heap. We relied on each other and still do. They never discouraged me or told me to get a proper job.
I know some people say it's not the best to work with your family, but I have never understood that because it's always worked so well for me.
If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise.
Our family are all very hard working.