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The most important four words for a successful marriage: 'I'll do the dishes.'
Tips for Future Husbands
Dear future husbands, Here are just a few tips to take into account before you tie the knot: 1. Learn to really listen to your future wife.
Rowan FinleyPublished 5 years ago in FamiliesSometimes the Picture Doesn't Match Reality
When my husband and I started trying for a family, we both went into it with this fantasy of a perfect life, with no fighting, no hurt feelings, tons of sleep, and no frustration or resentment EVER. I think every parent has this idea—or hope—in their minds. We both assumed that we knew what parenthood would bring, and we weren't afraid in the least. Shortly after our son was born, reality hit. He missed the majority of my labor thanks to his brand-new-barely-a-month-old job, and I didn't realize how angry I was at him for it. Sure, it was (mostly) out of his control, along with the fact that he was now working much longer and more erratic hours, with an hour long commute each way, but that didn't stop me from feeling neglected.
Catherine LunaPublished 5 years ago in FamiliesI Never Wanted the 'Mommy' Title
I’ve never been the type to want to “mommy.” I never even pictured being one ever. Having children of my own was just a joke I never wanted to come true.
Alexis WattPublished 5 years ago in FamiliesI Got Married After Dating for Three Months
We were getting ready to close up. I had worked a double to cover for a coworker and I was so ready to go home when I hurt the bell from someone walking in. "You have got to be kidding me!" I thought to myself but smiled for the customer! I recognized him right off the bat. His sister and I were friends for a short time when I was in high school before we had a falling out so I did meet him maybe once, and saw him in passing a few other times, and he went on a date with my sister once. That was a disaster to say the least.
Valentina SophiaPublished 5 years ago in FamiliesHow to Be Married Successfully
Disagreements are inevitable. There is no possibility of going through life with someone and agreeing 100 percent of the time. BUT when you do disagree, it doesn't have to involve yelling and door slamming.
Crazy Life of a Stay at Home Mom
So, I was looking in the mirror not long ago and I had some major self confidence issues arise. Anyone else have that problem??
Courtney WallacePublished 6 years ago in FamiliesSearching for Hope
“Janice, are you still with me?” The therapist breaks my concentration. “Uh, yeah,” I reply. “Okay then, tell me about your husband.”
Janice PagePublished 6 years ago in FamiliesA Letter to My Future Husband
Dear Future Husband, Throughout the years I have prayed, asking God to send me a man who always puts you first. I never understood the importance of my own prayer until recently I realized the importance of having a man who is willing to do so. It’s so crazy to think you were created for me, just walking around on this earth somewhere. I just hope you continue to follow his word so it may lead you back to me.
The Reason I Cried
It wasn’t until the music that they chose started playing that I realized how moved I was about to become. My little brothers and I had grown closer throughout our years entering adulthood. He is six years my junior and as a teenager I was lost in a swirl of anger and confusion. Our mother had been given the job of acting as both parents on top of trying to continue creating her own life. I was navigating a middle and high school where I never felt that I fit and began realizing my sexual orientation was not the same as everyone else around me. My brother was busy with struggles of his own as he developed his identity and sense of self without the frequency presence of our father.
Odette RhodesPublished 6 years ago in FamiliesAfter the Dust
My husband and I are many things. Man and woman, soldier and wife, Mother and father, friend and foe. The children we were disappeared so long ago. It’s hard to believe those two kids ever even existed.
Happy 27th Birthday, Baby
Honey, what can I say about your birthday? I am so glad that you made it into this world. I am sorry your sister did not, but I am so glad that instead of being with her, you are with me. I am glad you made it with minimal scarring. I am glad that you made it to the 23rd year when we would meet and become what we are today. I am glad that I have been able to spend these days with you. I look to another year after each one passes and I can't wait to be celebrating it with you again next year.
Amanda J MollettPublished 6 years ago in FamiliesLooking Through the Glass
I am sharing my thoughts and opinions on the subject of marriage; First off let me ask you what does marriage mean to you? I see marriage as a journey it is full of life lessons and experiences. I have done so much growth in just a short amount of time of my marriage. It has changed my morals, realizations, and understandings I have formed in my life. Having a wife has really opened my eyes to a new way of thinking and gave me a fresh perspective on problems and the way I think and act on them. Now don't get me wrong marriage isn't all rainbows, sunshine and glittery unicorn farts, sometimes it's frustrating and it gets hard at times because no one likes to admit they are wrong and that there is a better way. If you come into a marriage thinking you are without flaw it will inevitably fail and more often than not it is going to be a messy and draining affair. So, if you want to have fulfillment and success in your marriage here are some advisories to help you get on the right foot, and to have what I feel is a healthy marriage in my opinion.
Chris LarkinPublished 6 years ago in Families