In spite of putting in place strong boundaries and being married with renewed understanding, Debra and John still struggled somewhat after bringing home baby number two. Even if you know what to do, if you don’t do it fully, your marriage is going to suffer. You can recognize what went wrong, but then you have to adapt if the old solution isn’t working.
Thus began Debra and John’s Sunday night “check ins.”
“We were struggling in our marriage; at the worst point we needed to check in every Sunday night. It was intentional and deliberate: how are we doing, what are we struggling with, what does the other person need, what complaints do we need to air? We have literally been doing this every Sunday night since.”
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