I wonder why it seemed so impossible before? Pride? Power struggle? I really don't know.
I have to think our spouses are asking the same questions, right? Why now? Who IS this person? I guess that is why it can take so long, and maybe never happen 100%.....they just can't accept that it is for real, and not some act to trick them into complacency again.....having been subject to the same behavior for so long.
I know I get that feeling sometimes about other aspects of the "transformation"....she is surprised that I am more open to doing different things, going different places, etc. Do you know how many times she or my daughter have asked me to sit and play cards or a board game with them, and I always had an excuse.
We were sitting down the other night playing a game, and my daughter came in from work and saw us (the 18y old who NEVER hangs out with Mom & Dad).....ohhh, I want to play!!, and sat with us for an hour, playing and chatting before heading out with friends.
