I remember standing in the kitchen during the holidays when I was a little boy while three generations of Cannon women were cooking Christmas dinner. I recall asking my mom why she was cutting off the ends off the roast before placing it in the oven. She lovingly told me it was part of her mother’s recipe and that’s what made it special. So I asked her mom, my Grandmother Exie why she cut off the ends of the roast. Grandma Exie told me it was part of her mother’s recipe and that’s what made it taste so good. So I asked her mom, my great grandmother Mimi why she cut off the ends of the roast. Great Grandma Mimi looked at me with a funny expression and said, I used to cut off the end of the roasts because my old oven was so small. Not to be a buzz kill during the holidays, but 45% of first marriages end in divorce, 65% of second marriages end in divorce and 75% of 3rd marriages end in divorce. The reason for the same people getting divorced repeatedly is that they keep behaving the same way with different partners. The couples I see in my practice who respond best to therapy become highly conscious of their patterns and break old behaviors that aren’t working. The happiest couples tend to look for new ways to do things, new ways to love their partner, new ways to increase intimacy and above all else, new ways to grow together as a couple. Cheers! www.doctorcannon.com
