Comments on: OOps I (okay, we) Did It Again!! http://2adults2kids.com/2008/07/29/oops-i-okay-we-did-it-again/ Seeing the world....on a budget. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:03:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: KJ http://2adults2kids.com/2008/07/29/oops-i-okay-we-did-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-127 KJ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:00:27 +0000 http://2adults2kids.com/?p=164#comment-127 Sorry for the delay. I was able to read your comment on my phone, but for some reason I couldn't get it to post to the blog. Anyhoo, thanks for the input. You're right about the bigger issues. CM definitely feels that I don't value his opinion. When he's against us doing something I usually do it anyway and I say "You'll thank me for this later." Sometimes he does and most of the time he doesn't. That's a bad habit that I REALLY need to work on. Sorry for the delay. I was able to read your comment on my phone, but for some reason I couldn’t get it to post to the blog.

Anyhoo, thanks for the input. You’re right about the bigger issues. CM definitely feels that I don’t value his opinion. When he’s against us doing something I usually do it anyway and I say “You’ll thank me for this later.” Sometimes he does and most of the time he doesn’t. That’s a bad habit that I REALLY need to work on.

]]> By: Meadow http://2adults2kids.com/2008/07/29/oops-i-okay-we-did-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Meadow Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:57:53 +0000 http://2adults2kids.com/?p=164#comment-119 Talk about a "Gift of the Magi" situation in real life! It sounds like: You want to give CM the gift of the trip to the volcano, because you know how much it means to him. Perhaps he now does not feel comfortable with accepting this gift knowing the immediate financial consequences. Maybe he would prefer to decide that your family WILL make a return trip to Hawaii in the future and that he'll see it then. One thing I am learning is that money conflicts are rarely about money, and in my experience, more usually about emotions. Talk about it together and see what you come up with. Good Luck! Meadow Talk about a “Gift of the Magi” situation in real life!

It sounds like:

You want to give CM the gift of the trip to the volcano, because you know how much it means to him.

Perhaps he now does not feel comfortable with accepting this gift knowing the immediate financial consequences. Maybe he would prefer to decide that your family WILL make a return trip to Hawaii in the future and that he’ll see it then.

One thing I am learning is that money conflicts are rarely about money, and in my experience, more usually about emotions. Talk about it together and see what you come up with. Good Luck!

Meadow

]]> By: KJ http://2adults2kids.com/2008/07/29/oops-i-okay-we-did-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-118 KJ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:17:59 +0000 http://2adults2kids.com/?p=164#comment-118 I know a little bit about Dave Ramsey. My problem is that every situation, in my opinion, is an exception. So nothing really changes. He did inspire us to get out of debt, but I'm all too willing to whip out the plastic. I know a little bit about Dave Ramsey. My problem is that every situation, in my opinion, is an exception. So nothing really changes. He did inspire us to get out of debt, but I’m all too willing to whip out the plastic.

]]> By: Christopher http://2adults2kids.com/2008/07/29/oops-i-okay-we-did-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Christopher Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:58:56 +0000 http://2adults2kids.com/?p=164#comment-115 I'm a big Dave Ramsey fan, so I would not go unless I could pay cash. I’m a big Dave Ramsey fan, so I would not go unless I could pay cash.

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