One of the most contentious and damaging issues with married couples in parenting can be the idea of “you’re supposed to have my back.” This gets dicey because once the stone has been cast both partners can claim that the other “doesn’t have their back.” It becomes a vicious cycle of “if you had my back you would’ve stepped in“ and “well if you had my back you would lay off.” What many parents don’t admit is that when they say “you didn’t have my back” what that really mea

One of the most contentious and damaging issues with married couples in parenting can be the idea of “you’re supposed to have my back.” This gets dicey because once the stone has been cast both partners can claim that the other “doesn’t have their back.” It becomes a vicious cycle of “if you had my back you would’ve stepped in“ and “well if you had my back you would lay off.” What many parents don’t admit is that when they say “you didn’t have my back” what that really mea