I don’t always know what is best, nor do I always know the best way to do things. This is a tough lesson to learn especially when I am trying to be a carepartner for my husband with PD. Now that I am picking up more of the chores around our home, I often know how I want things to go but don’t always agree with what my husband thinks. I try to give him opportunities to share his thoughts without getting all twisted around a plan that may or may not work for me. I am a little set in my ways and it is not easy for me to accept that he may actually have a better way of doing things.

I am learning to ask for his input before starting a task. It is much easier if we can discuss our approaches especially since they usually differ. Once I hear what he has to say, I can move forward with the best plan in the moment while still keeping other ideas in my back pocket in case things don’t work quite the way we had hoped. This saves us frustration and arguments along the way and serves to help us get more done in a timely manner.