I had a baby with a guy whom I hardly knew, and our relationship issues are starting to really get in the way. I don't want my baby to grow up in an argumentative environment....
ANSWER: The best for your new baby would be for you and the baby’s dad to upgrade your skills for talking about problems collaboratively instead of fighting....
Dr. Susan Heitler, author of The Power of Two: Secrets to a Strong and Loving Marriage and The Power of Two Marriage Skills Workbook has been helping couples build lasting and loving marriages for over 30 years. She and her husband, married over 35 years, have enjoyed raising four children, now young adults with children of their own.
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Advice From Other Moms The Dilemma " I just found out my boyfriend is having two more babies with another woman, and he never told me before we started dating. This is my second child and this will be his fifth! I can't talk to him about it without arguing. What can I do?
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The Solutions "You know what I think they do because my baby father is completely clingy and when I tell him that I need some space he feels like i'm falling out of love with him he's been checking who I've been calling and telling me that he feels like i'm going to leave him for some one else."
by Michelle 11/6/2009 7:57:23 AM
"I have been in a crazy relationship lately. My boyfriend has been yelling at me, do boys go through hormones too when the girl is pregnanat?"
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