A card from Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
Moving
There’s a reason why moving is typically on the Top 10 list of hellish events; it can be as stressful as the death of a loved one, divorce, or unemployment. The process of purging, packing, relocating, organizing, storing, and living in disarray is all-consuming, disruptive to your family’s routines, and basically upends your life. Good news: It’s temporary. Bad news: It’s a CPE doozy. Who is better equipped to take the lead?
How Wild cards work
The Wild suit includes life-changing scenarios that rock your world, and come with a mind-numbing amount of invisible work. When you’re dealt a Wild card (hopefully temporarily), you’re entitled to ask for additional help from your partner guilt-free. Your partner is encouraged to reach out to your village for even more support, but the Wild cardholder is not the one who handles this delegation. You and your partner are also encouraged to remove cards from your deck, temporarily, while dealing with a Wild card.
Suggested Minimum Standard of Care
Do you feel supported to take the lead on this wildcard? Will your partner be stepping up to take on other cards?
A starting point. You and your partner agree the real standard together, and the holder meets it without reminders.
Holding it well
- Whoever is dealt this card can ask for more help, guilt-free.
- Their partner picks up other cards and reaches out to the wider village.
- Set non-essential cards aside temporarily, and re-deal at your next check-in.
Put this card on your table
Deal it, agree its standard, and see who holds what. Free.