Its just that, he wants his son to have a better life than him. Thats why the toil. He wants to provide him better means, hence the 80 hr weeks.
Yes it'd depend on what you want from your life. Priorities are different for all.
Yes it'd depend on what you want from your life. Priorities are different for all.
However, chances are that the son looks up to his father, thinks his father's life is normal and how it should be, and will (unconsciously) copy it.
If that happens, will he really have the better life that his father worked for and wanted him to have?