As I have learned over the years parenting and marriage are not always easy. Who told us either would be easy? No one. They both involve listening, compromise, comforting, lots and lots of love. In a nutshell they are both relationships that continue to evolve with time. Here's my strategy. You gotta be all in. As Bill would say, 'pot committed.' That's it.
"All in" may you look different for every situation. To me it means you can't expect anyone to read your mind. You must put the other ahead of you for the good of the relationship - knowing that they will do the same for you.
Here's what I learned this week. Bill and I must be doing something right. And by right I don't mean making sure there's food in the house and we remember soccer practice. I mean the way we show up for one another every day.
All three of us were in the kitchen the other night after dinner and she said, "Mommy, I can't wait to have a relationship like you and Daddy." WOW! So I asked, "why do you say that?" She responded, 'because you guys really like each other."
That was enough for me. Just keep showing up for one another. Speak kindly. Remind each other that you are in this together - no matter what comes you way.
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