Telling Secrets
We all know the unwritten rules and most of us abide by them. You don't talk about dad's bathroom habits or post pictures of mom's morning hair. But what if a child, "an inside man" if you will, is telling your secrets to their other home and it's hurting your relationship. Get direct. "Hey, because I love you and want to trust you, I need to ask you to stop." My article, Telling Secrets, gives more details about this. But bottom line: don't be passive, speak up. Your family is worth it.
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We all know the unwritten rules and most of us abide by them. You don't talk about dad's bathroom habits or post pictures of mom's morning hair. But what if a child, "an inside man" if you will, is telling your secrets to their other home and it's hurting your relationship. Get direct. "Hey, because I love you and want to trust you, I need to ask you to stop." My article, Telling Secrets, gives more details about this. But bottom line: don't be passive, speak up. Your family is worth it.
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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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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 ...more
Most families have some unwritten codes of conduct and you better abide by them.
Ron: Most families have some unwritten codes of conduct and you better abide by them.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: We know the rules. You don’t talk about dad’s bathroom habits or post pictures of mom’s morning hair. Yes, we know these unwritten rules and most of us abide by them. Most of us. What if a child, “an inside man” if you will, is telling your secrets…perhaps to their other home and it’s hurting your relationship.
Get direct. “Hey, because I love you and want to trust you, I need to ask you to stop.” Now, my article, Telling Secrets, gives more details about this. But bottom line: don’t be passive, you have to speak up. Your family is worth fighting for. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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