#22: An Open Conversation for Dads: What Your Wife Really Needs

Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Parenting, Relationships, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.9 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is a conversation for Dads. Okay, so wives will appreciate it too. Peaking behind our own picture frame, we begin with a story about how we began to emotionally disconnect in our marriage after our kids entered the world (i.e. invaded our home).

Don't get us wrong, we love our children dearly. But nothing challenged our marriage more than having two kids less than two years apart. Even more, it impacted Christi's identity. But in the moment, she was unable to put words to that. As I left for work each day, she stayed in between the four walls of our home. Eventually, as she describes it, she was on "the bottom rung of life."

Based on a blog post I (Josh) wrote that continues to resonate with many, we talk about the valuable lesson we learned on connecting deeper in our marriage, after kids.

This conversation is certainly not exhaustive, nor does it represent the feelings of every woman. However, we hope it opens the door for wives to voice what they really need, and for husbands to empathetically understand and offer support.

Let us hear from you. Join the conversation with us and share the lessons you are learning from your own picture frame.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Josh.
0:10.3	And I'm Christy.
0:11.2	You know, we all have family picture frames, frames that reflect the people who bring us the most joy, but also the people who can bring us the most frustration.
0:19.8	Yet, no matter what, the people in
0:22.4	those frames have your back, and you have theirs. Regardless of who's in your frame, you're in it
0:28.4	together. They are your legacy. Welcome to the In This Together podcast, where we go behind the scenes
0:35.9	to share stories from our own crooked picture frame.
0:39.3	And interview guests to discover how their stories can give us insight on becoming families
0:45.1	who live, love, and lead well. Because you're not alone. We're all in this together.
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1:16.2	That's josh.forcefield.
1:17.9	Dot me.
1:21.1	Glad to have you today.
1:23.1	We're talking about a blog post that I wrote really two years ago.
1:31.7	I was going to say that, but that sounds, that was a long time ago.
1:35.6	That's a long time ago. But the post is no less significant and it continues to get traction a ton. And I think it's because of the content of it.
1:48.6	And the post is called an open letter to dads what your wife really needs.
1:52.9	So we're talking today to dads and we're...
1:56.3	And I think it's the wives that are reading it and then sharing it with their husbands.
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