My wife and I always feel stressed
My wife and I always feel stressed, our family is suffering, but our marriage more so. What can we do?
Answer:
Sacrifice is part of parenthood, but at no time should you sacrifice your marriage. Try this: After the kids are in bed, carve out 15 minutes for each other. Turn off the TV and have a chat to catch up. Then, once a month—without fail—go on a date. Use the time to congratulate and thank each other. You want to be like a farmer gazing upon his plowed and seeded fields: Envision the present and future fruits of your labor. Doing so will help you develop a taste for a simpler but fuller life. You’ll begin to see which kid commitments are important and which are unnecessary. You probably think this is a silly idea. I did, too, but then I tried it.
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