It's more common than adultery and potentially as toxic according to experts. It's nagging. Nagging can be destructive, but as damaging as adultery?! I’m not buying that. I would rather have my wife nag than hook up with my best buddy.
Elizabeth Bernstein of the Wall Street Journal wrote a very intriguing column on nagging. We interviewed Bernstein and you can hear it here.
There’s not a lot of nagging in my marriage. But I think I am guilty of nagging my kids. I have two college girls and I feel like I have to ask them everything a thousand times. And I think they must feel that way too. I get a lot of, “Dad, I know.” I feel like I wouldn’t have to nag if they listened better. Maybe I need to give them a little more space on that. Patience hasn’t always been my strong suit.
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