Reaching Across the Aisle
When politicians reach across the aisle-that ideological dividing line of partisanship-and work together things get done. Sometimes families need to do the same. In today's complex blended families, there could be a gap in step-relationships that can only be filled when someone builds a bridge. When asked about her stepgrandfather, she said, "Even after five years I don't know him. We've only interacted a few times." There's great potential here, but only if someone reaches across the aisle.
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When politicians reach across the aisle-that ideological dividing line of partisanship-and work together things get done. Sometimes families need to do the same. In today's complex blended families, there could be a gap in step-relationships that can only be filled when someone builds a bridge. When asked about her stepgrandfather, she said, "Even after five years I don't know him. We've only interacted a few times." There's great potential here, but only if someone reaches across the aisle.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Maybe it’s time you reached across the aisle.
Ron: Maybe it’s time you reached across the aisle.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: When politicians reach across the aisle—that ideological dividing line of partisanship—and work together things get done. Sometimes families need to do the same thing. In today’s complex blended families, there could be a gap in step-relationships that can only be bridged when someone makes an effort to build a bridge. When asked about their stepgrandfather, one person said, “Even after five years I don’t know him well. We’ve only interacted a few times.” Her brother said, “There’s not much there; we’ve only shared about 100 words.”
There’s great potential in this family, but only if someone reaches across the aisle. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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