My friend shared a story with me today. Her ex-husband was complaining about their son. The ex was upset because their son didn't speak up about some complaints the son had himself about his father. The son chose instead to hold his feelings inside, and then he finally spoke up when his anger finally built up and overloaded. So the father was telling his ex-wife, the mother, about this situation, seemingly trying to gain support and/or sympathy from the child's mother. First of all, who would ever expect a mother to support anyone else but her child? So you're definitely not going to gain any ground there. And secondly, have you ever heard of the TWO-way street in communication? The father was apparently complaining about the son's being upset on a day that was special for the father. It reminded me of what big babies some men can be about their special days. You can't let a birthday or Father's Day go by without giving some men extreme attention. And on the other side, I just heard from several mothers today, that no one expects moms to stop cooking or to stop doing the things they do every day, even on their birthdays and Mother's Day. So why should fathers expect special treatment on their birthdays and Father's Day?
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