1136: Marriage on Skids If You Can't Agree on Kids? | Feedback Friday
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Apr 4, 2025
A woman grapples with a decade-long marriage where her desire for children clashes with her husband's aversion to parenthood. The hosts explore whether such a fundamental disagreement can be reconciled. They also touch on a listener dealing with significant inherited debt following a tragic family death, prompting questions about emotional and financial responsibilities. Additionally, the challenge of teaching kids internet safety in a digital age raises important discussions about technology's role in parenting.
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Goals vs. Systems
Goals are important, but they're just the starting point.
True achievement comes from turning goals into consistent processes and systems.
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Maintaining Resolutions
If your New Year's resolutions have faded, don't feel ashamed.
Instead, modify your approach, create systems, and establish consistent habits.
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Conflicting Desires About Children
Don't have children with someone not enthusiastic about it.
Consider if your partner is open to exploring their reservations in therapy.
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You yearn for motherhood, but your husband's always made it apparent that he doesn't want to be a parent. Can your marriage survive? It's Feedback Friday!
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On This Week's Feedback Friday:
You've built a decade of adventure with someone who made his childless intentions clear from day one, hoping he'd change his mind over time. At 32, your heart yearns for the pitter-patter of little feet, but your husband remains firm in preserving the kid-free status quo. Can (and should) your marriage survive the resentment one of you will feel depending on whatever happens next?
Your sister's mother-in-law inherited $500,000 in debt after her husband died, just weeks after losing her brother. Now she's leaning heavily on your brother-in-law to handle this mess and might flee the country. How entangled should you get in this financial and emotional hurricane?
You're a millennial dad who grew up with uncensored internet access and saw things you shouldn't have as a kid. Now you have a six-year-old daughter of your own, and you're determined to protect her in an increasingly complicated digital landscape. What tools and strategies can keep her safe without fearmongering?
You're a professional bird catcher driving 50,000 miles yearly with half the standard mileage reimbursement, no holiday pay, no overtime, and you don't get paid if another bird enters a store within 48 hours after you've removed one. Your employer actively prevents employees from communicating. What recourse do you have?
You've started dating a kind, funny guy who makes you feel comfortable in your own skin — but he doesn't brush his teeth regularly, needs to be "pushed in the right direction," and seems more concerned about you liking him than getting to know you. Is this mothering dynamic worth working through?
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