1. Managing a career vs nurturing an intimate relationship
1.1. Conflicts: Relationship is last and not made a priority
1.1.1. Resolution: Set out a specific date and time once a month to spend time with the significant other and communicate.
1.2. Values: Some people might have a belief system where their children and career come before their spouse.
2. Management of household
2.1. Conflicts: Do not have time to cook, clean and maintain finances
2.1.1. Resolution: Divide up task. If in a relationship, the person who is home first takes care of dinner. Children can help with chores around the house. Leave weekly todo list and assign roles to each person in the home.
2.1.2. Resolution: Pay for a cleaning service or other service to help take care of the household if there is money to allow for this.
2.2. Values: Some people do not want other people in their home, why pay for something they can do themselves.
2.3. Some parents do not want their children to stress about chores and would prefer for the children to focus their time on sports and school.
3. Parenting vs caring for aging parents
3.1. Conflict: Finding time to balance caring for the aging parents without neglecting parenting your own children and vice versa.
3.1.1. Resolution: Take the children with you to visit with their grandparents. Have the children do their homework with the grandparents, like reading their books to them.
3.2. Conflict: Money to provide to aging parents
3.2.1. Resolution: Move the aging parent into the house with you, depending on the age of the parent and their health they can help take care of the children. Look into low cost and free assistance to help care for the parent.