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Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

Stefan Molyneux

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🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 175 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we discussed a caller's concerns about accountability and communication within their marriage, particularly during challenging family events like a funeral. We explored specific instances of arguments and interactions, offering guidance on addressing these issues and modeling positive behavior for their children. The conversation also touched on the impact of parenting styles on family dynamics, focusing on the caller's struggles with anger and yelling. Reflecting on childhood experiences, we delved into the influence of past behaviors on current parenting practices, emphasizing the importance of breaking harmful cycles for healthier family relationships.

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0:00.0	Okay, it was, I need some marriage advice. He said, we spoke back in November when my marriage was on the verge of collapse, and I need some follow-up advice. For the last six months, I've been trying to hold myself to higher accountability, stop blaming, be more patient, and just overall take the lead as the man of the household.
0:23.4	Things have improved, but my wife and I still have had some significant arguments between then
0:27.7	and now. Things culpented when her grandfather passed away. We attended its funeral last week.
0:34.7	We got into a big fight in front of our kids and it went downhill from there.
0:38.1	This was on Mother's Day of the 12. I don't want to lose her or the family, but I fear that she's
0:43.0	on the verge of collapse. Our kids are having a mental health crisis. Need your assistance as
0:48.5	how to save this because I'm at a total loss. Well, okay. Well, do you want to remind me what we
0:53.5	talked about last time? Let's see. Okay, okay, well, do you want to remind me what we talked about last time?
0:56.1	Let's see. Okay, so it was back in November. Oh, gosh. I'm going to call this performance anxiety,
1:05.7	trying to remember the exact. No, it's totally fine. It's totally fine if you don't remember. It's just six months ago, and of course, I do hundreds of these calls. No, it's totally fine.
1:12.5	It's totally fine if you don't remember.
1:14.7	It's just six months ago, and of course, I do hundreds of these calls.
1:16.1	So that's totally fine.
1:20.5	We can just pick it up from what happened at the funeral.
1:22.5	Sure, sure.
1:27.1	Well, I can give, like, a broad paint brush.
1:35.2	The bottom line was we were having some, my wife and I were having some significant arguments,
1:36.8	a lot of back and forth.
1:47.4	And I did a lot of blaming the mother of my children and not taking accountability for my own action.
1:53.9	So I would like hold her to a high standard or I would put on a face or I would act a certain way in front of other people.
2:00.0	But then when I'm sorry, this is the part where I ask you for facts, not opinions, because you're giving me descriptions.
2:01.0	I'm older to this and I do this. I don't know what any of that means. It's like I need you for facts, not opinions, because you're giving me descriptions, like, older to this, and I do this, and I don't know what any of that means. Like, I need the actual facts, if you
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