Ron Howard: Putting marriage before kids

Ron Howard on the importance of prioritizing marriage.
#marriage #kids #ronhoward

[Danny-fshk]

Ron Howard is a national treasure; not just with this subject but period.

[jeffkeenan]

I’ve said this to every girl I have dated and they failed the test. They think that once you have children that they are #1 forever.

[patricia]

My parents have been married for over fifty years. They put their relationship first period ❤

[martaupward]

Such a grounded, sold person with a great moral compass.

[therealbadbob]

This is what my wife and i decided. Our kids were the priority in our life after each other. I plan to be with my wife till i die. 33 years and still love her.

[jdub]

Today most parents use what is called Child Centered Parenting...it is wrong...

[TheDaneblake]

100. It’s not a rejection or reduction of the children it’s perspective and direction. It’s modeling love for them so they know what it looks like for their own lives. Raising sound and strong adults not best friends.

[vixen_]

A marriage is a partnership. Once kids come into the mix you both have to step up and do right by that child that relies on you both for everything. Divorce and breakups happen but you will always be connected by those children.

[garyowen]

Grounded.
I’ll die to protect my children, but I’m on my Wife’s side of an argument each, and every time.

[KathrynRucker]

@RonHoward you are such a great friend and Man ♂️💗❤

[carlamarlene]

PREACH ON!!! This has worked for my marriage

[brandocalrissian]

I was raised this way by my grandparents. Never cater to your kids.

[Dubr]

I was 100% just explaining this to my daughter today.... my phone is listing to me.

[spudgn]

We love you guys, the Howards. Thanks guys. Sanity in an ocean of crap. Thanks.

[renorican]

My daughters come first until they are adults.

[balloonmanalvinpitts]

I SO AGREE. KIDS DON'T COME FIRST!

[zenfitnutrition]

Ronnie you look the same as you did next to the jukebox with Fonzie

[beautifulleopard]

Sooo if the script were flipped and the children put their parents in the nursing home and said NOW we choose us See ya. would that be ok ?

[dagmarbubolz]

Wow, no. It depends on so much context if kids come first or my partner. Kids are kids and they need the protection and time of adults. An adult can be self sufficiant, a kid cannot, not even teenagers to a point. One day they are gone, then you can't put any time anymore into them being kids. And I'm not talking being around them every second, giving in to all their wishes or totally neglect the partnership. But there is a reason parents are the caretakers and that by law!
I just try to imagine this philosophy with disabled kids, kids with special needs, kids that have anxiety, kids that are sexually, physically or mentally abused by one parent and there's just not any angle of perspective in these that look good to me. Like always taking the side of your partner because kids will leave and the partner will stay? Exactly why kids out there are abused and noone says or does a thing.

[harlorformula]

My brother tried this concept but then he walked in on his wife while she was getting a train run on her by three dudes!! is he supposed to stick by her side then? and choose her over his kids???