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Life often feels unfair, especially at home, where every member of the family absolutely depends on every other member doing their part. When a husband or wife, in particular, is lacking or slacking, the other spouse can feel undue pressure. The result is frustration, overwhelm, and resentment.
Multi-award winning marriage author and educator, Ramona Zabriskie and her husband, Dale, answer a wife who is exasperated with her husband for not carrying his fair share of family life.
Throw Me a WifeSaver: “I'm having a hard time changing my thinking to be super appreciative of my husband's (lack of) help around the house and kids...He is a good man but boy did he get lucky with me. I do SO MUCH that it's downright not fair. Do you have a mantra for me as I work through this?”
Listen and learn how to relieve the pressure on yourself and your marriage by incorporating a whole new approach to “fairness” in family life.
Key Points:
- Why “fairness” feels so important to us
- How a “matcher mentality” affects personal relationships
- 3 different ways to look at “fairness” in family life
- How to evaluate the effectiveness of your personal approach and philosophy
- 3 key skills or attitudes needed to achieve optimal “fairness”
- Examples of how to work together more effectively as a couple and family
By Ramona Zabriskie4.9
7777 ratings
Life often feels unfair, especially at home, where every member of the family absolutely depends on every other member doing their part. When a husband or wife, in particular, is lacking or slacking, the other spouse can feel undue pressure. The result is frustration, overwhelm, and resentment.
Multi-award winning marriage author and educator, Ramona Zabriskie and her husband, Dale, answer a wife who is exasperated with her husband for not carrying his fair share of family life.
Throw Me a WifeSaver: “I'm having a hard time changing my thinking to be super appreciative of my husband's (lack of) help around the house and kids...He is a good man but boy did he get lucky with me. I do SO MUCH that it's downright not fair. Do you have a mantra for me as I work through this?”
Listen and learn how to relieve the pressure on yourself and your marriage by incorporating a whole new approach to “fairness” in family life.
Key Points:
- Why “fairness” feels so important to us
- How a “matcher mentality” affects personal relationships
- 3 different ways to look at “fairness” in family life
- How to evaluate the effectiveness of your personal approach and philosophy
- 3 key skills or attitudes needed to achieve optimal “fairness”
- Examples of how to work together more effectively as a couple and family

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