John, thanks!

Cris Coffey (CCOFFEY@rugs.bry.indiana.edu)
Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:59:55 EST5


I'm sure you tell your wife every chance you get how much you respect 
what she's done and what she's sacrificed for the lives of your 
children.  Just a little praise goes a long way and can make the 
difference between her feeling that she didn't do enough and feeling 
that she's a hero.  From my experience--I held a lot of self-blame 
and felt that I could have handled this better, got really down on 
myself. But the smallest word from Keith about how he appreciated and 
respected what I'd sacrificed changed my feelings from being 
worthless to being worthwhile.

Again, thank you for  your encouraging support for wives and mothers. 
 And supporting husbands/fathers like yourself also make a huge 
difference on how well we mothers handle the situation!

Cris