“Fold the socks!”
I hear my youngest crying out of frustration, “Ohhhh, I can’t do it!”
“Yes, you can. Now I said to fold the socks!”
I come into the room, “What is going on in here?”
My husband murmured through frustration, “I’ve showed him how to fold the socks, but he won’t. Instead, he stands there and just cries…”
“Well, have you ever considered it’s because you aren’t speaking his language?”
“What do you mean speaking his language? He knows it’s because you’ll come to his rescue!”
That was just a snippet of a conversation I had with my husband a while back.
You know what I realized for the millionth time?
My husband and I do not always agree on parenting.
I’ll admit it, I’m the positive parent. I have my moments when I’m more human than positive, but I truly try to hear my kids out.
I want to communicate with them instead of barking at them.
My husband is a great father. He is a great husband. However, he was simply raised differently.
When mom or dad said to do something, you didn’t question it. You did it!
Are you and I in the same boat? You want to be a positive parent. You are trying to be a positive parent, but your partner is just not on board?
I want to share a few of my secrets that have helped me handle this dynamic without ending up in World War III on a daily basis.