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[quote=Anonymous]If I could suggest one subtle communication switch: Snow days. Try not to say “I can’t because of work thing xyz.” Because if your wife was out of town or dead, you would figure it out, right? You don’t mean you would leave your four year old home alone while you went to the meeting. So try saying “I think I should do work xyz and you should handle the snow day solo. It’s going to suck for you, but if I bail on this meeting, I’m going to take a huge hit on performance.” Because that’s accurate. Then see if you have any ideas to help at all, like “I could order in dinner, and I can definitely sign off by 5:30.” Or “Maybe I could take them Saturday morning and you could get some solo time.” or whatever. Or maybe your wife’s cups are full, and she just says “no problem, I’ve got it.” But you have a three month old and you seem quite selfish, so I think her cups probably aren’t. [/quote]
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