119: How to Make Your Man a Better Dad
The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle
Laura Doyle
4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
When your kids are getting yelled at, insulted or called terrible names by their own father, it's very hard to handle without interfering. It's hard to watch any kid treated harshly but almost unbearable when they're your babies. It's heart-wrenching to see their little faces fall and the tears start when clearly none of the treatment they're getting is warranted or fair. How in the world can you stay respectful when that's happening? I have no idea. I don't have kids, so I'm still the perfect mother (just like I was the perfect wife, right up until I got married). But I have these amazing students who share how they've transformed the dynamic in their homes and brought out the best in their husbands' interactions with their kids. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about how to make your husband a better dad.
My guest Danielle's husband was always angry because the house wasn't clean and the kids were being, well, kids. Their oldest child would hide from him, which broke Danielle's heart. She suspected that her husband had low self-esteem and an undiagnosed mental illness, but when she learned how to bring respect and speak positively she saw his confidence rise, and their marriage got so much better. It's not perfect, but today she says her marriage is happy and loving, and her kids are excited to see their dad. How did she do it? She's going to tell us.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Empowered Wife podcast where it's all about fixing your marriage without your man's conscious effort |
| 0:16.2 | so that you feel desired and taking care of and special, even if your relationship feels completely |
| 0:21.9 | hopeless. |
| 0:23.1 | I'm Laura Doyle, and today I'm talking about how to make your husband a better dad. |
| 0:28.9 | My guest Danielle's husband was always angry because the house wasn't clean and the kids were being well kids |
| 0:35.6 | Their oldest child would hide from him and it broke Daniel's heart |
| 0:40.0 | She suspected he had an undiagnosed mental illness and low self-esteem. |
| 0:45.0 | But when she learned how to bring respect and speak positively, |
| 0:49.0 | she saw his confidence rise and their marriage got so much better. It's not perfect, but |
| 0:55.5 | today she says her marriage is happy and loving and her kids are excited and |
| 1:00.9 | happy to see their dad. |
| 1:02.8 | How did she do it? |
| 1:04.1 | Well, she's going to tell us. |
| 1:05.6 | And then I'll be giving out the worst relationship advice of the Week Award, |
| 1:09.0 | which is a classic from a major national publication, an.M.G. Is it terrible? It stinks. All that's coming up, |
| 1:18.8 | but first I'm going to share how to make your husband a better dad. |
| 1:24.8 | When you're watching your kids get yelled at and insulted and called terrible names by their own father, it's |
| 1:31.0 | very hard to handle it without interfering. It's hard to watch any kid get treated harshly, but when it's your babies, it's almost unbearable. |
| 1:40.0 | It's heart-wrenching that watch their little faces fall and the tears start when |
| 1:45.8 | you can clearly see none of the treatment they're getting is fair or warranted. |
| 1:51.4 | How in the world can you stay respectful when that's happening? |
| 1:57.3 | I have no idea. I don't have any kids, so I'm still the perfect mother, just like I was the perfect wife, right up until I got married. |
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