Three siblings are fighting about how to honor their deceased mother. How can you help them? When a couple wants to include us in their fights, how should we respond? One major source of conflict in their marriage is her new husband’s insistence that she go to bed at the same hour as him. How can a woman respond to this demand?
Despite the fact that these issues may appear insignificant in the grand scheme of things, many of these problems are the same kinds of conundrums that confront us all on a daily basis. And solving them is not at all simple.
Every side finds it difficult to understand the other’s point of view; we frequently assume things incorrectly and neglect to take our biases and preconceptions into consideration. When we make poor decisions, the consequences can cause significant tension and sadness that persists for months or even years after the incident has occurred.