At a recent family gathering during a buffet style dinner. I made my husband a plate. After giving it to him I made my own plate. Once I sat down a "family friend" and I use the word "friend" very loosely, made this comment, "that couldn't be me." I thought very carefully about ignoring this by walking away, but my Leo got the best of me and I asked. "What do you mean by … [Read more...]
Marriage Lessons I Learned in Grad School (Part 1): Making Benign Assumptions
by Tara Pringle Jefferson This September, I enrolled in graduate classes at my alma mater (Kent State!) to pursue a Master's in Family Studies. As many readers of BMWK already know, healthy, well-functioning families have many implications of society. Families that can handle conflicts are less likely to divorce. Families that know how to nurture their children and … [Read more...]