We are Wired that Way

This evening, we wrapped up part 2 of "Wired That Way" personality assessment. These two sessions have opened our eyes to why we sometimes don't understand our children (or each other). When I signed us up for this, Stroker was absolutely, 100% against it. He did not want to participate and questioned why I would sign us up for something like this without his consent. I will tell you exactly why, because I knew it could bring peace and understanding to our home.
He reluctantly went with me to the first session to "get it over with". Within the first ten minutes, he was a changed man. He saw where we were headed and where this insite could take us as parents (and in our marriage). At that point he was all ears. As we left session 1, he was looking foreword to session 2 today.
Here is a quick synopsis. As parents, we sometimes question why our children are not like us. After all, they are a product of us...they have our DNA...and we teach them our beliefs and morals; however, we sometimes cannot get through to them. "Why won't he/she listen?", "Why doesn't he/she understand the importance of what I am telling them?". We ask these questions in complete frustration.
The misconception we have as parents is the attitude of "I am right, so what is wrong with them?". The truth is, God made us who we are. None of us are wrong, just different. These session have taught us the strengths and weakness' of all personality types and how to bring them together.
Turns out, my personality type is Melancholy/Phlegmatic. Strokers is Choleric/Melancholy. We also discussed how opposites attract and bring balance to a home. We discussed how different personality types work together to make good parenting decisions.
I am so thankful for my dear friend offering these sessions to us and for allowing us to invite other parents to take part.
Every marriage should begin with this evaluation and every parent, or parent to be should be equipped with this knowledge.