Happy Thursday!
I read somewhere recently that moms and dads work harder on parenting than they do on marriage.
I read somewhere recently that moms and dads work harder on parenting than they do on marriage.
My first thought was uh huh whatever, since I get defensive easily {flaw of mine}.
After I thought about it a little more, I could completely see how that could be.
I’m with our babes 5 days a week, all day.
Once in a blue moon Mr. J will come home around 5:30 and we are beside ourselves.
I “work” on my parenting skills full time because lets be honest, Mommy is a 24-7 job.
We don’t get paid vacation and usually I can barely get a closed door potty break!
Do you get to work on your marriage/relationship 24-7?!
I’m not a perfect companion, but I’m always looking to improve.
My in laws love to compliment me on being
SUPPORTIVE.
{Little do they know, I’m a very dependent person and a great actress}
Mr. J works a long grueling day.
Sometimes if he needs to lend a helping hand and we are really lucky,
we get to tag along.
Who wouldn’t want to tag along when it’s free?!
{only bad part is he has to work while we explore and try not to break anything}
It’s easy to be supportive when you know he’s working so hard for this little stud
And this mini princess
It can be hard to support long hours and sometimes 7 day work weeks.
Especially when “I” miss a girls night out,
make 2 dinners because Mr. J gets home late,
or when we move a lot to keep climbing the ladder.
Doing it for our little family makes it worth it.
Don’t kid yourself though!
This night I tried my hardest to be supportive while we drove aimlessly around the sketchy streets
of downtown Tucson, with starving, whiny children, in the pitch dark to find this statue of Mr. J’s
Great Great Great Grandpa.
You better believe when I snagged a few ok pictures of Mr. J with our kids for journaling purposes,
I was so glad I kept my mouth shut and help find it.
It’s not easy to support someone else’s schedule when you have a pretty full one yourself.
I know that it helps our marriage because support is appreciated on both sides.
I appreciate when he takes the time to help out with the kids so I can fulfill my church calling,
go to girls nights, and he always supports whatever hobbies I choose for the week.
I have a problem with wanting to do anything and everything all at once and he supports my craziness!
Besides supporting his career, I love when he gets to do something for himself.
It can be playing basketball with friends, going golfing on a Saturday, or sometimes turning on his xbox.
It helps our relationship when we get to do things for us!
What works for your marriage or relationship?
What works for your marriage or relationship?
What makes you a fabulous person to be in a relationship?
Would you be willing to share?
If so, email us at modernwivelyhood@gmail.com
*We aren’t marriage experts, but who wouldn’t want to improve if all they needed to do was practice?!*
