Honey, Are You Listening?

by Richard A. Fowler and Jerilyn Fowler

In "Honey, Are You Listening?" the Fowlers--married 26 years--share proven and practical tips for dealing with the sometimes exasperating traits of your ADD partner. Focusing on the advantages of living with someone who is "wired" differently, they show you how to turn those unique ADD quailities into benefits, so that you will have a more intimate, satisfying relationship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840777108
• ISBN13: 9780840777102
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

THANK YOU JESUS!

I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITTING THIS BOOK. I HAVE ADHD, AND BOUGHT 2 BOOKS FOR MY CLOSE FRIENDS. NOW BEING ADHD, I AM NOT BIG ON READING, BUT MY FRIENDS SURE ARE, AND THEY FOUND IT SO HELPFUL IN RELATING TO ME, IN AN EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND MENTAL WAY. OUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE SO MUCH BETTER OFF. THE THINGS THAT RICK AND JERILYN ADVISE IN HANDLING AND DEALING WITH THESE VERY CREATIVE, AND AT TIMES HIGH STRUNG PEOPLE, IS VERY PRACTACULE. IN RETURN I HAVE FOUND OUT SO MANY THINGS ABOUT MYSELF. I RELIZED THAT HAVING ADHD HAS MANY BENIFITS, AND I LOVE EVERYONE OF THEM.

Deserves more than 5 stars

When I read an article based on this book, I cried! Finally I had found someone who knew what I was going through. My husband is very much like the husband who wrote this book and I was relieved to realize that he is not so odd! This book saved me! "Honey, Are You Listening?" gave me hope and practical solutions for the difficulties I face with my husband. I am finally able to understand my husband and this helps me to be more patient with him. With the suggestions in this book I am able to help my husband be a better version of himself and I am able to at least try not to ask him to do things that are beyond him. I now understand the most effective way to approach him and to talk over potentially explosive subjects with him. If you feel your spouse (or an adult you know)may have ADD... please get this book!!!!! You will forever be grateful to Rick and Jerilyn Folwer! I know I am!!!!!

I Saw My Husband & I ( & Children) In Each Page!

I related to this book so much that I couldn't put it down. I am a non-ADD spouse to an ADD husband and have 2 ADD children. I was looking for hope & pointers on understanding my ADD family members' view of life and how I could help strengthen our family ties. This book helped me not only understand their strengths and weakenesses, it helped me see the importance I had in their lives. I felt more empowered with each page. It helps me daily as I encounter each new situation. My husband & I were both happy to start applying the suggestions the book gave on making our lives together more fulfilling.

A poignant validation of married life living with ADD

I saw so much of my marriage in this book that taught me to cope with, laugh, and even enjoy the "spice" that living with an ADD mate can bring. It validated a lot of the frustration and lack of understanding I was feeling towards my husband and pointed out areas that I could improve, as the non-ADD mate, in order to make our marriage not just tolerable but successful and fulfilling. It also offered some great tips for raising the ADD child and making their school experience successful . While it never goes away, this book teaches you that ADD is just another of life's curves that with various strategies and hard work can be straightened enough to make life bearable. Written from the perspectives of a husband and wife living with ADD in their marriage it is an easy, quick read that offers invaluable insights. Highly reccommended!!!

Best book for the non-ADD mate I've ever read!

This book gives incredible hope to the non-ADD mate. It helps you understand what causes the conflicts in the marriage and describes what you are going through as well as the difficulties that your ADD mate experiences. I bought the book early in our marriage and find that years later, it still serves as a great encouragement. Nearly every page contains a familiar scenario and a practical strategy to deal with the situation. A must read for any organized person living with with a free-spirited energetic mate!