I look forward to your Mom Flow every week and always savour your content with my morning coffee after the kids are at school. Your topics are never stale. It’s what most of us think about but never talk about. Especially this week about marriage. 2 kids, 2 careers, 25 years, sadly ended in divorce. There wasn’t energy to prioritize the marriage, and taking each other for granted killed the relationship. Kids, work and exhaustion took centre stage. In the end he left and I’m raising two teenagers on my own. Wish I knew then what I know now about the importance of putting the marriage, romance and connection first. Thank you Erin for your real talk. Enjoyed it very much!
All of this post resonated Erin. The hard truths especially: taking a partner for granted when one is constantly tired and 'mom-ing' (or 'dad-ing' -- I'm sure it goes both ways). Prioritizing time together is essential and I'm grateful my partner sees that too and I don't feel like I'm dragging him on dates, or pleading to pay for a babysitter, which I know is some people's reality.
Also for what it is worth I have NEVER though your topics are stale or boring! Nope.
Resonate so much with your thoughts about marriage! 27 years together, almost 19 years married over here. We have been through our share of really hard things, and I truly believe that our marriage is stronger for it too. Parenting is a hard season for our relationships, but as you said, I think its so important to care for your marriage during this season. Keeping your marriage strong means keeping your family strong. I worry for friends who don't do this - your kids won't live at home forever, how awful would it be to feel like you're left with someone you don't feel connected to when your children are gone?
YES!!!! Being a working mom - the mental load of all the things is EXHAUSTING. But connection to your partner and the important people in your life is vital - thank you for the reminder to find joy in the simple things with them.
Thank you for this post!! I haven’t been able to get into the jelly shoes trend 🫣 might not be for me lol but i am curious about the podcast you suggested!
I look forward to your Mom Flow every week and always savour your content with my morning coffee after the kids are at school. Your topics are never stale. It’s what most of us think about but never talk about. Especially this week about marriage. 2 kids, 2 careers, 25 years, sadly ended in divorce. There wasn’t energy to prioritize the marriage, and taking each other for granted killed the relationship. Kids, work and exhaustion took centre stage. In the end he left and I’m raising two teenagers on my own. Wish I knew then what I know now about the importance of putting the marriage, romance and connection first. Thank you Erin for your real talk. Enjoyed it very much!
All of this post resonated Erin. The hard truths especially: taking a partner for granted when one is constantly tired and 'mom-ing' (or 'dad-ing' -- I'm sure it goes both ways). Prioritizing time together is essential and I'm grateful my partner sees that too and I don't feel like I'm dragging him on dates, or pleading to pay for a babysitter, which I know is some people's reality.
Also for what it is worth I have NEVER though your topics are stale or boring! Nope.
Resonate so much with your thoughts about marriage! 27 years together, almost 19 years married over here. We have been through our share of really hard things, and I truly believe that our marriage is stronger for it too. Parenting is a hard season for our relationships, but as you said, I think its so important to care for your marriage during this season. Keeping your marriage strong means keeping your family strong. I worry for friends who don't do this - your kids won't live at home forever, how awful would it be to feel like you're left with someone you don't feel connected to when your children are gone?
YES!!!! Being a working mom - the mental load of all the things is EXHAUSTING. But connection to your partner and the important people in your life is vital - thank you for the reminder to find joy in the simple things with them.
Such an important topic - appreciating our spouses!
Thank you for this post!! I haven’t been able to get into the jelly shoes trend 🫣 might not be for me lol but i am curious about the podcast you suggested!