"Get this for your pregnant friends, or yourself" (People): a hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, with life-changing, real-world advice. Recommended by Nicole Cliffe in Slate Featured in People Picks A Red Tricycle Best Baby and Toddler Parenting Book of the Year One of Mother magazine's favorite parenting books of the Year How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids tackles the last taboo subject of parenthood: the startling, white-hot fury that new (and not-so-new) mothers often have for their mates. After Jancee Dunn had her baby, she found that she was doing virtually all the household chores, even though she and her husband worked equal hours. She asked herself: How did I become the 'expert' at changing a diaper? Many expectant parents spend weeks researching the best crib or safest car seat, but spend little if any time thinking about the titanic impact the baby will have on their marriage - and the way their marriage will affect their child. Enter Dunn, her well-meaning but blithely unhelpful husband, their daughter, and her boisterous extended family, who show us the ways in which outmoded family patterns and traditions thwart the overworked, overloaded parents of today. On the brink of marital Armageddon, Dunn plunges into the latest relationship research, solicits the counsel of the country's most renowned couples' and sex therapists, canvasses fellow parents, and even consults an FBI hostage negotiator on how to effectively contain an "explosive situation." Instead of having the same fights over and over, Dunn and her husband must figure out a way to resolve their larger issues and fix their family while there is still time. As they discover, adding a demanding new person to your relationship means you have to reevaluate -- and rebuild -- your marriage. In an exhilarating twist, they work together to save the day, happily returning to the kind of peaceful life they previously thought was the sole province of couples without children. Part memoir, part self-help book with actionable and achievable advice, How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids is an eye-opening look at how the man who got you into this position in this first place is the ally you didn't know you had.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I had a friend who was pregnant, and when she got her baby, she screamed at her husband because he wouldn’t empty the Diaper Genie. Tom is a sweet, caring spouse and father who spends hours with our daughter, Sylvie, patiently playing an eighth round of Go Fish. #2 I had assumed that my very evolved husband and I, who were both freelance writers who worked from home, would naturally be in tune with each other. But after our baby was born, we quickly slid backward into the traditional roles we’d grown up seeing. #3 I feel like I am constantly playing the scorekeeping game with my husband, Tom. I am always trying to see if he will step up and help out with the household chores, but he seems to enjoy floating around in a happy single-guy bubble on weekends. #4 What makes me the most sad about our constant bickering is that it drags down what is, by all accounts, a pretty wonderful life. Our daughter is easygoing and goofy, and we live in a serene converted church in Brooklyn.

How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn: Conversation Starters Jancee Dunn relates how she turned from a loving wife to a new mother hurling invectives at her husband for not emptying the diaper genie. Her husband is a loving and attentive father to their baby, describing him as a "very evolved man," but she turned into a constantly angry woman which threatened their previously solid relationship. To save her marriage, she consults famous couples' and sex therapists, asks other parents, and even interviews FBI officers for tips on how to prevent explosive situations with her husband. Dunn and her husband have to find a way to avoid fights from being repeated again and again. It is an enlightening story about how the man who is complicit in the problem could be the woman's best ally. How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids is written by New York Times bestselling author Jancee Dunn who has written five books including the biography of Cyndi Lauper and Why is My Mother Getting a Tattoo? And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Answer. A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to.. Create Hours of Conversation: - Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups - Foster a deeper understanding of the book - Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately - Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before Disclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource meant to supplement the original book. If you have not yet read the original book, we encourage you to before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.

How Not To Hate Your Wife After Kids" is a valuable guide for any couple navigating the challenges of parenting. Bringing a new child into a relationship can be one of the most joyful experiences, but it can also test even the strongest of bonds. The stress and exhaustion of raising children can lead to feelings of resentment and disconnection. This book is designed to help couples understand and manage the root causes of parental resentment and to overcome the challenges they may face after having kids. We have provides an in-depth look at the societal pressures, stress, changes in relationship dynamics, and individual emotional baggage that can contribute to resentment in a relationship after having kids. The book also offers a variety of strategies for managing and overcoming resentment, including effective communication, self-care, and building a support network. The book also offers ways to make time for the relationship, intimacy, and create a stronger bond between partners. This book will help couples to identify the sources of their stress, come up with solutions and learn to prioritize self-care, self-compassion and intimacy. It will also explore ways to strengthen the relationship and to find joy, love and connection in the midst of the chaos of parenting. The author shares personal experiences, expert advice, and practical exercises that will help readers build a strong, resilient and fulfilling relationship after kids. This book is a valuable resource for any couple looking to navigate the challenges of parenting and to come out stronger and more connected than ever.

Powerful advice for you and your ex-spouse on how to reduce conflict and protect your children's well-being by co-parenting You and your ex are struggling to be civil to each other. The conflicts could be damaging to your child. Dr. Farber, a clinical child psychologist on the clinical faculty of the George Washington University School of Medicine has been in practice for 30+ years; he knows what you're up against. He writes compassionately and insightfully about the concrete, doable steps you can take during and after divorce to still be the best mom or the best dad you can be. You don't have to like your ex, but to co-parent successfully you will still have to deal with your ex. Dr. Farber helps you navigate the upheaval with practical advice based on real families. His book shows you how to - Know what to say, and not to say, to your child about separation, divorce, and co-parenting - Cope with child support and other money issues - Handle the holidays, special family occasions, school sports, and religion - Introduce your child to a potential new partner - Co-parent when an ex has a personality disorder, addiction problem, or is a bully - Raise a healthy child while co-parenting Dr. Farber's expert analysis and counsel will show you how to use co-parenting to turn your broken marriage into a working divorce that supports the emotional and developmental health of you and your child.

A self-help meets memoir about love, hate, and self-discovery in marriage. This is the story of how one lost and resentful heart found her way back to her husband's by questioning everything she knew about relationships and herself. In October 2016, Cindy Butler Carbone bared her tale in a blog post called "How I Stopped Hating My Husband." It exploded in popularity, leading to a career in health coaching, hundreds of inspired readers, and now a tell-all book. Cindy's touching confessional is for anyone looking to design a better union, whether you are happily married, facing a divorce, struggling in the child rearing years, or disenchanted empty nesters. If you've ever wondered "how do I stop hating my husband" this is how.

A thoughtful, down-to-earth, contemporary guide to help partners identify and address relationship-killing behavior patterns in their own lives. Good people can be bad at relationships. One night during his divorce, after one too many vodkas and a call with a phone-in-therapist who told him to “journal his feelings,” Matthew Fray started a blog. He needed to figure out how his ex-wife went from the eighteen-year-old college freshman who adored him to the angry woman who thought he was an asshole and left him. As he pieced together the story of his marriage and its end, Matthew began to realize a hard truth: even though he was a decent guy, he was a bad husband. As he shared raw, uncomfortable, and darkly humorous first-person stories about the lessons he’d learned from his failed marriage, a peculiar thing happened. Matthew started to gain a following. In January 2016 a post he wrote—“She Divorced Me Because I left the Dishes by the Sink”—went viral and was read over four million times. Filtered through the lens of his own surprising, life-changing experience and his years counseling couples, This Is How Your Marriage Ends exposes the root problem of so many relationships that go wrong. We simply haven’t been taught any of the necessary skills, Matthew explains. In fact, it is sometimes the assumption that we are acting on good intentions that causes us to alienate our partners and foment mistrust. With the humorous, entertaining, and counterintuitive approach of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, and the practical insights of The 5 Love Languages, This is How Your Marriage Ends helps readers identify relationship-killing behavior patterns in their own lives, and offers solutions to break free from the cycles of dysfunction and destruction. It is must-read for every partner no matter what stage–beginning, middle, or even end—of your relationship.