http://www.simplemarriage.net/%e2%80%9ci-thought-we-agreed-on-this%e2%80%9d.html Create a better marriage by keeping things simple. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:22:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.simplemarriage.net/%e2%80%9ci-thought-we-agreed-on-this%e2%80%9d.html#comment-6165 Pearl Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:35:06 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=3820#comment-6165 Bob- I checked out your site and it does indeed look like you are a great resource for families. One conversation at a time indeed. Trying to have a conversation in a way that is new to us can feel so awkward but even in its awkwardness I have been amazed at how it changes the temperature dramatically and shifts what is possible. Thanks for showing up here! Bob- I checked out your site and it does indeed look like you are a great resource for families. One conversation at a time indeed. Trying to have a conversation in a way that is new to us can feel so awkward but even in its awkwardness I have been amazed at how it changes the temperature dramatically and shifts what is possible. Thanks for showing up here!

]]> http://www.simplemarriage.net/%e2%80%9ci-thought-we-agreed-on-this%e2%80%9d.html#comment-6164 Robert Keteyian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=3820#comment-6164 So many of us did not hear words spoken in the way you modeled (above) when talking to the boys. Of course when you say it, it sounds so simple and straightforward, which it is. But if you've never done it that way, it can feel overwhelming. Your approach demystifies the process for parents and is very encouraging. Communication coaching is so helpful. As a counselor, I spend a lot of time doing just that. Great post. Thanks. So many of us did not hear words spoken in the way you modeled (above) when talking to the boys. Of course when you say it, it sounds so simple and straightforward, which it is. But if you’ve never done it that way, it can feel overwhelming. Your approach demystifies the process for parents and is very encouraging. Communication coaching is so helpful. As a counselor, I spend a lot of time doing just that. Great post. Thanks.

]]> http://www.simplemarriage.net/%e2%80%9ci-thought-we-agreed-on-this%e2%80%9d.html#comment-6087 pearl mattenson Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:53:02 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=3820#comment-6087 When I reflect on my own adolescence and what I know about teens I know it is their 'job' in a way- to not seem to grow up. And in my gut I have total confidence that this phase will not last. Which doesn't absolve us as parents of finding constructive ways to talk to our kids about it anyway. When I reflect on my own adolescence and what I know about teens I know it is their ‘job’ in a way- to not seem to grow up. And in my gut I have total confidence that this phase will not last. Which doesn’t absolve us as parents of finding constructive ways to talk to our kids about it anyway.

]]> http://www.simplemarriage.net/%e2%80%9ci-thought-we-agreed-on-this%e2%80%9d.html#comment-6085 Melissa Gorzelanczyk Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:48:49 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=3820#comment-6085 Good morning, Pearl - I feel like I've been having that exact conversation as our kids are growing up - we're expecting them to grow up, but its hard when they choose not to, isn't it? Great post! Good morning, Pearl – I feel like I’ve been having that exact conversation as our kids are growing up – we’re expecting them to grow up, but its hard when they choose not to, isn’t it?
Great post!

]]> http://www.simplemarriage.net/%e2%80%9ci-thought-we-agreed-on-this%e2%80%9d.html#comment-6082 Susan Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:26:28 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=3820#comment-6082 Thanks for tips to avoid the "deadend" parents often find themselves in. :-) Thanks for tips to avoid the “deadend” parents often find themselves in.

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