My mother-in-law is one of my wife’s best features. If you think that’s rude, I’ll also add that one of my own best features is my mom. Both my wife and I scored with incredible mother-in-laws, which is pretty rare, but absolutely amazing. Life is so much better when the couple enjoys each … [Read more...]
Babies are the Worst!
Babies suck. Yes, I wrote that. If you’re thinking, “Don’t you have a new born?” You’d be correct. And that’s why this topic has come up. I’m not just a jerk claiming babies suck because I want someone to hate. If hating someone was what I wanted (I’m not sure why I would), I have me, and I got … [Read more...]
The Importance of Perspective
Last week I wrote about the importance of knowing our roles in a relationship – a pretty smart post if you ask me (I’m okay with being biased). Another very important concept that needs to be remembered is perspective. How we experience something is affected by how we interpret it. For instance, … [Read more...]
Know Your Role (a tip particularly helpful for new parents)
In my marriage, I’ve been the social organizer, trip planner, and the one generally in charge of our calendar; you know, the stuff wives typically do – yes, I’m kind of a woman (my friends will confirm that). If you knew my wife, you’d understand why I’ve been put in charge of this. She has no … [Read more...]
Are Your Parents Proud of You?
I have had more graduations than anyone I’ve ever met, and how does someone achieve this? By making a lot of bad life choices: (announcer) Do you want a great way to pay a ton of money for the privilege of doing endless hours of homework? (me) “Will I be able to make less money than my friends when … [Read more...]
Respect versus Obedience
“With all due respect” is a really great phrase that warns you an insult is coming. Coincidentally, using this phrase means the other person thinks the only respect you deserve is equivalent to the respect they give trash. Respect, in general, seems to be a word that is misunderstood. If you ask … [Read more...]
Are You Hearing Things Right?
One problem that often pops its head in couples’ therapy is someone not “hearing” what the other person is saying. The person is “listening,” but they don’t “hear” it right. Does that make sense? (See what I did there?) Sometimes we assume we know what the other person is saying without actually … [Read more...]
Beware of the BUT
I’ve always been a “but” guy and never really knew it until recently. (And yes, I meant it to be with one “t” because I’m talking about the “but” and not the “butt.” I’ve never been a “butt” guy. Even when I was young and single, I wasn’t a “butt” guy; I was more of “hot girl” guy. I didn’t like … [Read more...]
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