jgraham5's commentsComments On: EverythingArticles Blogs Journals Photos created by: Everyonejgraham5 Marriage Tips: Trust - Blog Entry06 Mar 2008 08:56 AM I agree with you about the trust issue. You cannot have a relationship without trust. The relationship cannot survive. When the trust begins to fail, there are different questions that come into the relationship. The worst thing is when the person really is not doing anything. I have a really close friend and his girlfriend does not trust him at all. This is bringing strain into their relationship. They just had a baby boy a couple of weeks ago and the last thing that they need to be worrying about is trust. With me being his friend, I have asked him if he really is doing something behind her back. He assures me that he has done nothing and has never done anything so he does not see any reason for why she does not trust him. They need to sit down and have a real talk, not an argument. However, I do not see this talk resolving anything and being positive. Communication is an art, and it takes lots of practice. She is so stuck on the idea of him cheating on her that anything he says goes in one ear and out of the other. He wants to call it quits sometimes, but I worry that one day, he will call it quits. Keep in mind I feel like he owes it to his son to try a little bit harder. That’s just my opinion. So what do you suggest they should do? Should he call it quits just to prove a point? Should he try and talk to her and make her understand his point? Are You the Reason Your Husband Doesn't Help with the Baby? - Blog Entry25 Feb 2008 07:50 AM I can understand exactly where you are coming from. My son's father does nothing. Maybe it is because I complain about everything he does when it comes to our child. It's like he can’t do anything right. I have concluded that stereotypes are true. A man cannot keep up with a child like a woman. Like you said, the pigtails are straighter, etc. If it was up to my boyfriend my son would be outside in a diaper and undershirt running free. He doesn't think about not getting food on his clothes, not realizing that baby food is hard to get out. I constantly tell him, and he says "I just can’t do anything right". I love him but it is so true. I know how I want everything so who knows best how to do things than me. So know he doesn’t even bother doing things. However he is getting outrageous. If I am home he will say that he doesn’t change diapers when I there. Don’t get me wrong he helps out with him, it’s just he does it when I'm not around and he has no choice. But once I get home, it’s all mommies job. It’s tiring but can I blame him? If it was the other way around I would probably do the same thing. Why bother? But I do wish that he would help out with the little stuff when I am around. I take care of our son everyday so I feel like when I sometimes need a break. Not just a break when I go to class but a real break. How should I go about doing this? Should I just talk to him? But what if he does not listen, and then what should I do? Babies and Fighting Sleep - Blog Entry16 Feb 2008 10:53 PM I have this problem with my one year old every night. Don’t get me wrong, there are the occasional times when he does not fight sleep, but these times are few. I end up putting him in his crib and letting him cry for 5 to 10 minutes. After this I go in the room like I am the savior and pick him up. He has worn himself out so much from crying that he lays down on my chest and goes to sleep. There has to be a better way. Then his bed time is 10. I need to figure out a way to get him to become tired earlier and to help him go to sleep easier. With him crying like that, will this be a traumatic experience for him? How do you suggest that I do so that he will get tired sooner? I let him take a nap between 1 and 2. He sleeps for 2 hours, sometimes longer. He has a good nap time but I wonder if he is sleeping too long. Do you know the average nap time that a one year old should have? Is there not enough time between his nap and what time he should go to bed? If you have any advice, can you please give it to me. |
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