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Written by Jillian Snyder
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Monday, 11 January 2010 13:01 |
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Well said, love ;) As a SAHM there are days I find it very difficult to greet my husband with warmth and affection. We all know there are days when the kid is sick, teething, or just moody - those days feel like weeks! I do make a conscious effort to make sure to wait to ask Paul to do things around the house or to let him know that my day was rough - no one wants to be greeted that way. I find the hardest days for me to communicate warmly with Paul are the days I work. As soon as Paul gets home I need to get myself, and usually our son, ready to be out the door. On these days I try to make sure to at least give my husband a kiss and a smile before the race begins. On days I do not work, sitting down as soon as Paul gets home as a family or as a couple (if Elijah is napping) and just being with each other for about 30 minutes makes for a great evening. It's tempting to play pass the baby as soon as the working spouse gets home, but time as a family is so important. It's the very best part of my day. Connecting is important, not just father and children, but father and mother too! It's hard when all I want to do is hand our son off for 5 minutes and all Paul wants to do is sleep for 30 minutes, but it really does help. In this way, I think all three of us feel validated and cared for. And I absolutely adore how our little boy just glows when his Abbah comes home :)
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