Hi Ricardo,

I can imagine that you are in a difficult spot! Good for you to come and look for some answers.

I wonder how you deal with your wife's worries?? Have you ever sat down without the children around and discussed how you could work together to alleviate some of her stress and at the same time protect your children from becoming anxious??

Perhaps she feels that you aren't listening and are therefore not willing to do ANYTHING. Could make some plans for basic preparations? Ask her what in particular she would like to do and then work from there - making compromises if necessary on both sides. (Something like: Extra food and water is a good idea and we can handle that but a backyard bunker is not going to happen right now). Perhaps you could make a deal: You are willing to work on some of those things but she can not bring up these issues in front of the children unless you are discussing together with them.

Women deal with fear in different ways than men. She is looking for some security. You may not feel it's important but if she thinks it's important I recommend you at least listen to her.

I hope that is helpful 🙂 I have been married for 25 years and life is all about making compromises but it is also valuing the things that matter to the other person. My husband struggled with my prepping ideas too at first!

Give her a hug from me and tell her if she would like to chitchat she can always join the board herself and find lots of woman here who would understand. 😀