I literally just had a disagreement with my wife about something I apparently didn’t clean up right, and wanted to share it with you.

In passing while we prepped dinner, I made mention of how we can’t seem to get the kitchen desk cleaned off, as we’d been talking about doing for a week. She said, bitterly, “I need help maintaining this place. I can’t do it all myself!”

Now, I had just spent 8 hours at work, came home, got the kids to clean the basement, do their schoolwork, changed the laundry, ran the vacuum, and got them bathed before dinner.

So, instead of taking it personally and getting mad, I realized she was just irritable about something and I let it go. I calmly stated that I’m doing all I can do. Because at the end of the day, what else can I do? If she wants to take her shit out on me, that’s fine, but it’s out of my control. I’ve done everything else I can do.

I’ve made peace with that. As long as I’ve done everything in my power, I’m fine with whatever. It’s about her at that point, not me. Try not to take it personally.

Don’t know if this helps, but I thought it was worth sharing.