When Relationships are Messy – Part 2

Apr 11, 2013 by Jim and Jerolyn Bogear

In our last blog I told the story of Lauren throwing up all over me. Here are some takeaways for me…

We know that in relationships there is mess and at times we are all going to “throw up” all over someone else. How do we respond when someone “throws up” all over us? Do we push them away and say I am done, look what you said or how you treated me? How dare you do that and I am done with you. I am shoving you away and the relationship is and will be broken. Or, do we wrap our arms around them, hold tight, and let them know that even though they spewed words of nastiness or actions that hurt us, we are in this together and we will get through this?

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