Equal Shared Living
by Megan on Monday, June 16, 2008 8:08
This wonderful article from the New York Times about “equal shared parenting” really sums up how I like to think Mark and I have learned to manage our life. Although we are not parents, we do have a dog, and we did have UC for many years. I think that the UC and fight with that really taught us how to become a team, and do things in life using a model of “teamwork.” There is this blend of compromise but an equality overall of who does what, when, how much, etc…But what I value the most is the shared emotional aspect.
I guess in all the struggle with his health, we have really benefited in certain areas as a couple and as human beings. This article really triggered this in me, made me identify with the people in the video in the sense of a couple as a “team.”
Photo: x-mas 2006, Mark was sick and on remicade and predisone. He may have started the Humira shots in late december, I can’t recall. This was a good holiday because we were really making peace with the reality that surgery was coming and he might be healthy again.
