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When Motherhood is KILLING your Marriage

When Motherhood is KILLING your Marriage

Last updated on: December 5, 2017 at 3:55 pm by Ashley Willis

When Motherhood is KILLING your Marriage 2017-12-05T15:55:51-04:00 Ashley Willis

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10. The Thankful Mama

Our kids are always on our minds, and they should be. We’re reading parenting books, looking into the best schools and colleges, and making sure they are healthy and well-rounded individuals. We’re attending their activities and going to parent-teacher conferences. We’re talking with other moms about our kiddos to make sure we are on the right track and in the know.

These are all good things. Really, they are. But, somewhere along the way, our mommy role takes center stage. We tell ourselves that this is how it is supposed to be. Children MUST come first, right? Our husband is a grown man, so he should understand this. We’ll work on our marriage when the kids are grown. We want to give our kids the best life possible, after all. We want them to have the best of everything and experiences that we never had, right? So, of course, this means they are our primary focus until they fly the nest, right? After all, can’t our marriage wait?

This is what our culture tells us, and it seems like an honorable stance. We are their parents–their primary providers, teachers, and leaders. So, if we don’t make them our priority, then who will?

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