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The Difficulty of Being Present to Your Wife and Kids: Reason 3 - Feelings of Shame and Inadequacy

The Difficulty of Being Present to Your Wife and Kids: Reason 3 - Feelings of Shame and Inadequacy

For many men, coming home at the end of the day will inevitably lead to being reminded that they don’t know what they are doing and feeling like they are failing at being the dad and husband their family needs. It can feel like your family members are criticizing you and disappointed in you. This is an extremely painful experience and we often try to avoid such painful feelings at all costs, because we associate them with the loss of relationship.