Kids have a way of making us Martyrs in their eyes...
Let not forgot OUR eyes.
Kids have a way of making us martyrs in our own eyes.
"How could they do this to the kids?" (Whine whine whine, with rising indignation bordering on rage)
ACTUALLY means:
"How could they do this to ME?" (Which I am not supposed to say but since I have kids I can get away with it if I just substitue some words)
Still,
find advice and inspiration where you can, and good luck. MLC advice is...long term goal oriented. I BELIEVE it can apply to almost any relationship situation but it is a heavy time investment...and some tactics have a chance of working quicker in different situations that are not MLC.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK