“It will impact every area of a couple’s life: finances, work life, morning routines, exercise, sleep schedule, sex life, extended family dynamics and more,” Petronelli toldGMA.
Expectant parents.
GMAinterviewed one Connecticut-based mom, Melissa Biggs, who entered into a “prenup” with her husband ahead of their second child’s birth — that is, a written agreement that came about because the couple “had differentexpectations of how things should be done.”
“He told me, ‘I’m not a mind reader,’ ” Biggs said toGMAof her husband. “We wrote out everything to set up clear expectations for each party.”
For her, those tasksincluded pumping breast milk whileher husband washed the pump’s parts. She took care of dinner and cleaned the floors; meanwhile, his task list also comprised doing the dishes and laundry.
“Our communication is always getting better,” she added of how the “parenting prenup” has affected the pair.
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Petronelli stresses the importance of “ongoing communication and understanding” regardless of the terms of the contract, using examples like arriving home late from work or having health issues, whether physical or mental.
“Bothparents should feel good aboutthe contract as a concept and also about the details of the contract itself. If it feels like one parent is ‘losing’ or ‘missing out’ then keep discussing,” she toldGMA.
source: people.com
