This is how frustrating x's are...

AS you know daughter is grounded...but she wants to go out for halloween.

(By the way nothing happened to her at Dad's over the weekend..she was on msn..she made a web page professing her love for the BF she's not allowed to have..all on Dad's computer over the weekend.....)

Marriage (Part IV)

A man has six children and is very proud of his achievements. He is so proud of himself, that he starts calling his wife, "Mother of Six" in spite of her objections.

One night, they go to a party. The man decides that it's time to go home and wants to find out
if his wife is ready to leave as well. He shouts at the top of his voice, "Shall we go home 'Mother of Six?'

His wife, irritated by her husband's lack of discretion, shouts right back, "Anytime you're ready, Father of Four."

This excerpt was given to us to read by our counselor regarding conflict resolution. Basically there are three styles of conflict management… all are goal-oriented but these drives & behaviors are mostly unconscious.
They are:
Nonassertive – Goal is to avoid conflict
Assertive – Goal is to satisfy your needs and wants and to resolve conflicts in a way that is satisfying to both you and others.
Aggressive – Goal is to dominate and get one’s own way.

Rights and Responsibilities

1. I have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

I have a question for those that were married before... "How did you & your X end up 'dividing or sharing' your mutual friends?"