This Is Bigger Than You
Did you hear about the guy who took flowers, cards, and a gift to his kids so they could give them to his ex-wife and then he helped them cook her breakfast? He said, "I'm raising two little men. The example I set for how I treat their mom is going to significantly shape how they treat women. Even more so in my case because we are divorced." He added, "So if you aren't modeling good relationship behavior, get your act together. I don't care if they don't deserve it. This is bigger than you".
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Did you hear about the guy who took flowers, cards, and a gift to his kids so they could give them to his ex-wife and then he helped them cook her breakfast? He said, "I'm raising two little men. The example I set for how I treat their mom is going to significantly shape how they treat women. Even more so in my case because we are divorced." He added, "So if you aren't modeling good relationship behavior, get your act together. I don't care if they don't deserve it. This is bigger than you".
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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
What? Cards, gifts, and acts of kindness for your ex?
Ron: What? Cards, gifts, and acts of kindness for your ex?
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Ron: Did you hear about the guy who took flowers, cards and a gift to his children so they could give them to his ex-wife and then he helped them cook her breakfast? When pressed for an explanation he said, “I’m raising two little men. The example I set for how I treat their mom is going to significantly shape how they see and treat women. I think even more so in my case because we are divorced.”
And then he added, “So if you aren’t modeling good relationship behavior for your kids, get your act together. I don’t care if they don’t deserve it,” he said. “Rise above it and be an example. This is bigger than you.” I say, Amen. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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