- It's easy to point
the finger at your spouse for all that is happening and yet the issues may be with YOU.
Instead, of focusing on what each of them can work on, they only point
fingers at their spouse.
Not exact matches
When people marry to erase their loneliness, they wake up to find a ring on their
finger, a
spouse in their bed and the familiar ache of loneliness still
at home in their hearts.
Some still seem so bitter and angry
at their former
spouse; they're still pointing
fingers at him even if they're many years past into their divorce.
While it's tempting to point
fingers at our kids, our
spouse, or others for the challenges we're facing
at home, it's essential to take a step back and examine ourselves — our past, our «baggage,» our own thoughts and feelings — to recognize the role that we're playing and how we can change it.
In Rebecca Eanes» latest book — The Positive Parenting Workbook: An Interactive Guide for Strengthening Emotional Connection — she writes some advice I wholeheartedly agree with: While it's tempting to point
fingers at our kids, our
spouse, or others for the challenges we're facing
at home, it's essential to take a step back and examine... -LCB- read more -RCB-
Everything you need to know as a military
spouse seeking a federal job is right
at your
finger tips in this book.
Successful couples know how empowering it can be when each
spouse takes responsibility for their own steps rather than pointing the
finger at each other.
It takes two to create a problem marriage, so if you're having trouble getting along with your
spouse, don't just point the
finger at him or her.
While it's easier to point the
finger and list all the awful things your
spouse / partner does, it's much harder to look
at yourself.