The Ten-Things Podcast
Each Podcast Season we select a topic and break it down into ten episodes. These episodes cover various aspects of the topic we find most interesting and/or helpful. Anna and David share their points of view in a conversational style that seeks to inform and entertain. We hope that each Season will present you with Ten things to consider about the topic we select.
Episodes
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You Are God's Gift To Me/Us
- We are responsible for being the best parents we can be
- Will you pray for us that we will become the best parents we can be?
- I want to be the best Dad/Mom I can be…
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I don't have a plan for your life, but I want to help you
discover your dream for your life.
- I'm more concerned about the kind of person you become than the job/career you choose.
- It’s your life…it’s your choice!
- You don’t have to decide rig...
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If you're ever worried, concerned, or scared, you can always talk about it with me.
- It’s important to communicate this to children before they are worried, concerned, or scared, as well as when they have these feeli...
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When I'm not with you, I still think about you.
- I always carry your picture with me when I go away.
- I have your picture on the wallpaper on my phone.
- Call home-"I was thinking about you today and was reminded of ____________ and how proud I am of you.”
- “I was thinking about...
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When I make mistakes I will always apologize and
try to make things right with you.
- I am going to make mistakes and so are you. It’s part of being human.
- We have to learn to forgive one another for our mistakes and make things right with on...
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I’m Proud of You Because You Are Mine And I Get To Be Your Parent!
- There is a difference between being proud of what your child accomplishes and being proud of them for who they are. Both are good but need to be communicated differently.
- It is important to tell them ho...
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. Spending Time With You Is One Of My Favorite Things To Do-
- Going to Mcdonald's for ice cream and play area with you.
- Going to the park to play with you.
- Sitting and reading a book with you.
- Watching a Lassie movie with you…
- Doing things spe...
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I don’t expect you to be perfect, you are going to make mistakes, and that’s ok.
- I’m not perfect & no one else is either-
- I do expect you to try your best all of the time.
- I do expect you to find a good attitude when you have a bad attitude.
- When I am correcting...
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There is a special place in my heart that is only for you, and no one can take your place!
- Do you have a special place for Tato (my brother) too?
- And for Mommy? For Grandma?
- God has a special place in His heart for you too.
- Knowing t...
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10 Things Every Child Needs To Hear From Their Parents
No kid has perfect parents, and no parent has perfect kids
1. I love you all of the time
- Even when you act in ways that I don’t want you to.
- I don’t love you more when you obey or less whe...
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Bonus Episode Notes: Dealing with an abusive relationship.
- This is not an “I’m just not happy in my marriage” situation.
- Our working definitions of abuse: Verbal abuse: Harsh and insulting language directed at a person Emotional abuse: Emotional abuse includes non-physical behaviors that are meant to control, i...
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Don't Expect Him to Relate to You Like Your Best Girlfriends
- Your friendship with your man can, and should, grow and mature to a place of deep love and companionship.
- However, it will not be like your friendships with your girlfriends. It will be different in virtually every way.
- Remember that we have tal...
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He Needs To Decompress On A Regular Basis
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- When we use the term “decompress” we're talking about “changing gears” or transitioning from one focus to another.
- Men will do this at different speeds and thoroughness.
- When a guy has been focused on work, or a project, all day...
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He's Probably More Insecure Than He Appears-
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- He has been trained since childhood through social/cultural and perhaps family conditioning to act in a particular way. That “way” may not be authentic to who he organically is.
- He is the collec...
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He’s probably going to view the world very differently than you do-
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- Men and women generally view and interpret the world around us differently.
- This might translate into differences in your approach to many aspects of life- politics, parenting, finances, education, fa...
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He is not a stereotype-
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- We all fall into some general categories, and tendencies, but we are all individuals. None of us can be fully defined by a stereotype.
- Look for the positive qualities and characteristics that make him unique. (Talents, abilities...
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He needs a safe place where he knows he is accepted and protected and that place is you.
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- In the same way that you need to feel like opening up with him is a safe place, he needs to feel like opening up with you is a safe place too.
- A Safe Place is a place where you ...
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He's probably a fixer-
- Women need to understand that this is not a bad thing. This is how he wired.
- He is going to want to fix your problems because he cares about you. He is not saying “you need to be fixed”
- It will help him learn how to respond if you can help him know when you are "just venting" about a ...
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He expresses & deals with emotions differently than you
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- This is true with the vast majority of men.
- He probably is not in tune with his emotions like you are. You've had a lot more practice!
- Most expressions of emotion he is familiar with involve a ball of sorts or some other form of competiti...
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He Is Not A Mind Reader...He's Going To Need Some Help!
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- Many women think that telling him what they want will take away from the romance but that’s not true.
- Where does that idea come from? ROM COM, Hollywood
- We want you to show us love and we just expect...
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