Here are a few pointers of how to talk about your feelings with your husband.
1. Make sure you're on the same page.
B: Hey, what's this thing from Old Navy on the card? Did you go there recently?
N: No, I returned something online, that should be a credit, not a debit.
B: Oh yeah here it is.
N: Screw you.
B: Sorry, I wasn't saying you can't buy stuff, I was just wondering what that charge was about.
N: Oh, no, the screw you was for something else.
2. Don't attack unnecessarily.
B: Was the "screw you" necessary?
N: Well, no, but I thought I would make my point better that way.
B: Ok, so not ok. What did you want to talk about?
3. Don't jump to hasty conclusions
N: Do you hate me and your unborn child?
B: No...
N: Well then I'm going to continue buying iron supplements (side note: pregnancy has made me anemic)
B: Ok, that's fine. All I said was that they were really expensive, could we try something else?
4. Be flexible.
N: No! That supplement is really effective and it absorbs very well and it's what the midwives recommended.
B: Ok, fine. Keep buying them.
5. Don't beat a dead horse.
N: Besides, iron rich foods aren't enough and my prenatal vitamins don't have enough iron in them apparently.
B: Ok, fine. Keep buying them.
N: This is your child! How dare you.
B: Ok, fine. Keep buying them.
6. Know when to quit.
N: Ok.
B: Ok.
N: Good. Moving on.
4 comments:
I have to take iron pills too...I'm taking 3 different pills for this child- she's going to be some genius lol ;)
Nat you kill me. The conversations you post on here are so incredibly awesome, it makes me miss you all over again. I was so happy to see you at the wedding! Thanks again for coming!! And sorry we didn't get together over the honeymoon. It WAS a honeymoon... I know that's no excuse, but you only get to honeymoon once. Well, hopefully.
so i decided to check my Google Reader because i'm bored at work and avoiding working on my dissertation during my allotted dissertation hour and this post was hilarious. i tried to picture in my head the interaction of you two. where was your dog in all of this? we miss you guys! come move to Portland!!!
Are you a mom yet? ;) Well, I hope not yet, but I am getting excited for you! Love you and miss you. It was so good to see you at the wedding. I forgot how much you make me laugh. You crack me up.
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