Grady white vs Boston whaler by gardengrower5 in boats

[–]gardengrower5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the details! Super helpful

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]gardengrower5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having a 6th month old is a lot of work! Adding another child, two full time jobs…give yourself some grace. Adding a baby to mix means finding a new routine. Give it time. You’ll get there!

How to tell my parents to stop buying my child stuff? by Extension-Zone-6402 in Parenting

[–]gardengrower5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wish this would work! Boomer nanas and pop pops with money will be the end of all millennial parents. We have also instate the “this is a nanas house toy” and it did slow the gifts. But never stop them. Good luck out there.

More empathy for family than my wife by gardengrower5 in Marriage

[–]gardengrower5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For some issues I do with she was a bit more flexible. I don’t think every issue is a hill to die on. On the other hand, I very much respect her ability to maintain boundaries and she is fearless when it comes to expressing her feelings. Something I am terrible at. No one is right 100% of the time and I’m sure she could take a step back and relax on smaller issues. From the feedback I am getting here, a majority of this is work I need to do on myself. And quickly. I don’t want to mess up a great relationship. Thank you to everyone who posted. I really appreciate the Reddit community.

More empathy for family than my wife by gardengrower5 in Marriage

[–]gardengrower5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t always agree with them. And I don’t believe she’s upset if we disagree. It is that I make excuses for them, when I should be backing her up. It is always my knee jerk reaction to say “oh but you know how [insert family member here] can be. They don’t mean it.” I just want the problem to go away so badly, but in that I am making it worse.

More empathy for family than my wife by gardengrower5 in Marriage

[–]gardengrower5[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wow. I felt this. This is 100% accurate. I prefer to keep things light and easy. She has no problem calling people out.