domestic goddess
4-12-11, 9:53am
I know I don't often have anything good to say about my dsil, and I realize I need to change my ways, so here goes.
Work has been pretty scarce for him lately. So he has been advertising on Craig's List, trying to drum up some construction work. DD has been writing ads for him, and he has gotten a number of jobs. He was already gone when I arrived home from work this morning, and he was not yet home when I went to work last night. He currently has a job doing a number of smaller things for a homeowner in a nearby town, but it will probably take 2-3 days, anyway. Their boarder works with him, so he has a readily available helper.
Anyway, I just think it is time to own up to the fact that how I act toward him certainly plays into the problems we have. I try not to be really terrible, but a couple of times I have spoken my mind. Not that I think I need to squelch every thought or opinion I have, because I think sometimes they need to be brought out into the open, but I need to be more careful about how I express myself. So, I'm really going to try! Next time I see him (don't know if he will be home before I leave tonight) I'm going to tell him how proud I am that he is working so hard, and working so hard to get work.
Work has been pretty scarce for him lately. So he has been advertising on Craig's List, trying to drum up some construction work. DD has been writing ads for him, and he has gotten a number of jobs. He was already gone when I arrived home from work this morning, and he was not yet home when I went to work last night. He currently has a job doing a number of smaller things for a homeowner in a nearby town, but it will probably take 2-3 days, anyway. Their boarder works with him, so he has a readily available helper.
Anyway, I just think it is time to own up to the fact that how I act toward him certainly plays into the problems we have. I try not to be really terrible, but a couple of times I have spoken my mind. Not that I think I need to squelch every thought or opinion I have, because I think sometimes they need to be brought out into the open, but I need to be more careful about how I express myself. So, I'm really going to try! Next time I see him (don't know if he will be home before I leave tonight) I'm going to tell him how proud I am that he is working so hard, and working so hard to get work.