Why Your Marriage May Get Harder with Kids Going Back to School
There’s a classic commercial that aired in the 1990s about the back-to-school season.
A father dances through an office supplies store to the tune of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” while his children trudge behind him glumly. Many parents believe that when their children go back to school, their lives will be easier. However, the opposite is often true. When your kids start their school year, your marriage can become more difficult because you’ll be paying more attention to your children, and if you’re a stay-at-home parent, you’ll have more time to focus on what’s wrong with your relationship.
Changing Schedules, Growing Needs
Just because your children are going back to school doesn’t mean that they won’t need you as much. In fact, your kids might need you even more now that the academic year has begun.
Your children will need your help with homework, which takes away time spent with your spouse in the evenings. And if your kids enjoy participating in many different activities, either you or your spouse will be ferrying them to and fro most school nights. That makes it more difficult for the two of you to have quality time.
An Empty Nest Leads to Ruffled Feathers
For families in which one parent stays home with the children, the back-to-school season is a mixed bag. Yes, that spouse feels a sense of freedom because he or she doesn’t have to take care of the kids all day. On the other hand, all that time also gives him or her a chance to think about things. One of those things might be his or her marriage.
The free time to think might not be such a good thing, especially if that spouse is unhappy with the way the marriage is going. And because he or she spends most of the day alone, those thoughts will increase in frequency and volume.
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