Show Notes
About the Guest
-
I think all parents can learn from Sophia. “There’s no doubt,†she said, “my brother and I were the middle-men in my parent’s communication. They’d communicate through us and I’d have to filter the message to keep somebody from getting mad.†I want to be fair. These parents probably thought that by communicating through their child they kept their tension at a minimum. But all they did was transfer their tension to their child. Look, keep your problems, your problems. Share love, not tension.
-
Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Have you ever been caught between two people you love?
Ron: Have you ever been caught between two people you love?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: You know, whether you’re divorced or not, I think all parents can learn something from Sophia. “There’s no doubt,” she said, “my brother and I were the middle-men in my parent’s communication. They’d communicate through us back and forth, and I’d have to filter the message to keep somebody from getting mad.”
Okay, I want to be fair. These parents probably thought that by communicating through their child they were keeping their tension at a minimum. But all they did was transfer their tension to their child. Look, keep your problems, your problems. Share love, not tension. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
Announcer: To find out more visit familylifeblended.com.
FamilyLife Blended with Ron Deal is a production of FamilyLife.
We are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. If you’ve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs?
Visit http://www.familylifeblended.com/donate.
Copyright © 2021 FamilyLife. All rights reserved.
