Is it bad that I'm not a big fan of Jake? I hope Sam and Carol aren't reading. You know how after you have a baby it can take a day or two to bond, to feel like it's yours? Well we got Jake a year and a half ago and I still haven't felt any bonding with Jake. He's hairy, smelly and always underfoot. And pee spots in the grass. And dog hair in the darndest places (like our food- yuck). He's a really good dog, don't get me wrong. I'm just not a dog person I've discoverd. There's people that plan their lives around their pets. That's wierd. But the kids are pretty attached and wouldn't ever forgive me if I got rid of him. So he's actually not for sale, but maybe we could do like a dog time share, if anyone's interested. You take him one week and we'll take him back the next. Poor Jake.
Back to the "breakthrough". To Taylor's credit, he's taken quite an initiative to be better about giving me what I want. An arm around the waist, holding my hand, a hug. His 'love language' is 'words of affirmation', which I've been trying to better about too. The book's website said this:
"After many years of counseling, Dr. Chapman noticed a pattern: everyone he had ever counseled had a “love language,” a primary way of expressing and interpreting love. He also discovered that, for whatever reason, people are usually drawn to those who speak a different love language than their own." Okay, that's pretty much Taylor and I. Different love languages. But at least we made this discovery and we've acknowledged it and we're working to speak eachother's love languages.
My kids are in the kitchen making cookies. I don't know if I'm ready to face the mess...but I better.
Back to the "breakthrough". To Taylor's credit, he's taken quite an initiative to be better about giving me what I want. An arm around the waist, holding my hand, a hug. His 'love language' is 'words of affirmation', which I've been trying to better about too. The book's website said this:
"After many years of counseling, Dr. Chapman noticed a pattern: everyone he had ever counseled had a “love language,” a primary way of expressing and interpreting love. He also discovered that, for whatever reason, people are usually drawn to those who speak a different love language than their own." Okay, that's pretty much Taylor and I. Different love languages. But at least we made this discovery and we've acknowledged it and we're working to speak eachother's love languages.
My kids are in the kitchen making cookies. I don't know if I'm ready to face the mess...but I better.
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