Any ladies out there who have been this wife at times? My favorite part is when the husband stops and tries to reset with some sympathy, at least until the nail knocks him in the head.
It's Not About the Nail by Jason Headley
If your kid is between 8 and 12 years old then you've got a Tween and you’ve got your work cut out for you!
If you are living with one or more other people in your home, you may have experienced one of the following scenarios: It’s Wednesday evening. You’ve just finished dinner and are clearing the table when there’s a knock at the door. You answer and standing on the doorstep is the neighbor family you had planned to have for dessert—NEXT Wednesday.
I got sidetracked and did some research about my nail biting. What I found out put a new perspective on it, and gave me newed reason to quit.
Some breadwinner moms carry resentment that the choice wasn't theirs. Others wish their partners did more at home to balance things out.
There are a gaggle of books about pregnancy, and some about how to get your kid to sleep, and maybe a few about how to discipline the little angels. But what’s not mentioned? A lot, apparently.
I’ll do what I can, but that thing you want? I can’t. Running, swinging, spur-of-the-moment fun is not my game now. Ask someone else. And you don’t understand, so you cry. We cry.
Mary was driving her car and thinking about her son. She heard a very clear voice say, “Mary, I made Andrew for music. Not for school.” And with that, Mary and Steve pulled Andrew out of public school. They home-schooled him for three years and were able to work in a great amount of music education for him. And he thrived.
Unless you tell your children what you believe about them, you might be surprised what they think.
