76 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Mar \ parent \ on: What does it take to forge a strong family? meta
This is what I was thinking with this prompt, too. You want everyone rowing in the same direction.
A while ago I made a post about dual-income households vs having a stay-at-home spouse and this post reminded me of that family decision. It's easier for my wife and I to be on the same page than it might otherwise be, because almost all of her work goes directly towards supporting us. If she and I each had careers to navigate, there might be some frictions when our professional responsibilities conflict.
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I think it's very helpful, but so is being flexible about those roles.
My job description is basically to make money, play with the kid, assemble stuff, and then do whatever miscellaneous things my wife asks me to do.
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You want everyone rowing in the same direction.
My wife and I learned this lesson much too slowly on a tandem kayaking adventure during our honeymoon. I was in the front and had no idea why we were moving so slowly. Turns out she and I had a different idea of where forward was.
We are much better about going in the same direction now.
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Have you tried a tandem bicycle?
I think that should be mandatory in order to get married.
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I can't say I have, but the next chance I get, I'm not passing it up.
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