We focus on helping couples get behind the dumb and meaningless fights over small things
like taking out the trash to understand how deeper emotional and psychological experiences are the real conflict drivers.
The message of everyone helping to cook, clean and be responsible for the household fell completely flat when daddy wouldn't so much
as take out the trash or change a light bulb.
Every relationship has conflict, whether it's something small like
who takes out the trash or something more devastating like infidelity in the marriage.
Avoid chain commands like, «Put on your socks, clean your room and
then take out the trash,» will likely get lost in translation.
The only downside of this trash can is the cost of the replacement bags, but in my opinion, it is worth the convenience of not having to
constantly take out the trash.
For instance, complaining to your partner about
not taking out the trash or not preparing dinner can become a habitual complaint, she said.
For example, the specific complaint, «You didn't take the trash out tonight,» can become the criticism, «You are so forgetful and selfish — you
never take out the trash when I ask!»
Time for some routine site maintenance — let's bust out the dustrags and polish up the silverware, and maybe
take out the trash on time for once.
He jumps on me and licks me and grabs his closest toy like I just cured cancer, even if I was only gone for two
minutes taking out the trash.
If your kid needs a lot of practice before he can
skillfully take out the trash or sweep the floor, you have much bigger challenges than getting chores done.
At Westminster this is known as burying bad news or, after the same practice featured in an episode of West Wing, «
Taking Out the Trash Day».