Is Happiness Actually Important?
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in Main essay, Marriage | 1 Comment »Is it worth staying in a marriage that makes you unhappy? That question has generated more than a little heat on this blog. But in order to answer that question, we have to answer an even deeper ...
Comment Round-up: Should We Stay Together for the Kids?
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Comment Round-up, Conflict, Marriage | 10 Comments »Thank you for all of the thoughtful and heartfelt comments last week regarding the question of whether or not to stay in a marriage once children are involved. Nancy Prisby had a very important clarification about conflict and what ...
Should We Stay Together for the Kids?
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Posted in Main essay, Marriage, On Life & Being a Parent | 18 Comments »Last night, one of my best friends called my cell phone twice in one minute—our signal for distress, the indication that I needed to pick up the phone right then, even if I was in the middle of dinner. I’d ...
Getting the Ratios Right
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Getting the ratios right, Growth & fixed mindsets, Main essay, Marriage, On Life & Being a Parent, Praise, Success | 3 Comments »Is it possible to praise your children too much? Last year I spent a lot of time emphasizing the importance of growth-mindset praise, and as a result this is a question I get asked a lot. The corollary ...
From My Experience: Rona Renner on Marriage
Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Marriage, On Life & Being a Parent | 1 Comment »Rona Renner, RN From my experience, the “five magic hours a week” is an essential ingredient in making a marriage work (though some weeks it’s more like 2-3 hours…but the intention is there). Our 27th wedding anniversary is coming up next ...
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