Accept What You Can’t Change

December 17, 2024

“But Ron, what do you do about all the things that you can’t control?” Well, here is one more tip for managing strep-stress at the holidays. Do what you can and accept what you can’t change.

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Accept What You Can't Change

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Ron Deal

Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

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Accept What You Can’t Change

Air Date: December 17, 2024

Ron: “But Ron, what do you do about all the things that you can’t control?” Well, here is one more tip for managing strep-stress at the holidays. Do what you can and accept what you can’t change.

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: Honestly, this tip may be the most difficult for co-parents. After all, you’ve contacted the other home, tried to be reasonable, cordial, and cooperative to the best of your ability and they still won’t meet you in the middle. It can be extremely frustrating sometimes.

So what do you do? Bend when you can bend but say no when you have to and stick to your guns. And in all things repay evil with good. As for all the other little irritating things, you can’t control? For the well-being of your kids, you may just have to grin and bear it. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.

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