Week 11

Marriage is a wonderful thing. Two people come together from different backgrounds, different ways of being raised, different ideas of how kids should be raised, and many other differences. Once they come together they mesh these lives, sometimes even fight about different ideas of how things need to be done. An example of this would be if one spouse wants to buy something but the other does not. This is a problem in many marriages. What needs to be done? When this happens discussions need to take place and the couple needs to be on the same page. In a lot of circumstances compromise is needed on both sides.

 In all reality though, they need to utilize both lives into what they feel is the right way to go through marriage and even into raising kids. A marriage should be equally divided in power both should be making major decisions, the two should work together. Parents should be able to work together in raising kids as well.  If one parent has an idea of how to raise a kid try to incorporate that especially if it is important to your spouse. Same goes if you have an idea that you feel strongly about. Couples should council together to determine what is good and bad about the idea. Then you can manipulate the idea into what works well for both of you.

This is the beauty of marriage it’s between you and your spouse. It is not between you your spouse and your parents. When you get married you essentially grow up and are on your own. Big decisions should be made together especially when raising kids.  Parents should work equally hard on knowing what to let the children do and not do. They should be together not one parent undermining another when the kids ask to do something. They should be on the same page in all that they do. In all reality marriage should be an equal partnership. Becoming united within a marriage blesses all those involved. It can cause less arguing between spouses, ideas can be easily formed to fit both individuals’ personal needs.  When equality happens within a marriage a lot of things become easier.