{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"140- \u201cHe Left His Kid With Us\u2026Then Disappeared\u201d","description":"  Summary: In this episode of the Grow Yourself, Grow Your Marriage podcast, Chris and Johnna  discuss the impact of people-pleasing.  A contractor left his 9-year-old with us. No warning. Just vanished. Chris confronted him. Johnna nearly puked from the discomfort. This episode dives into that wild moment, plus another where a stranger undermined our parenting and we did nothing. They unpack what these stories reveal about the fear of confrontation, the trap of people-pleasing, and how to teach our kids (and ourselves) to stand firm when it matters. If you\u2019ve ever bitten your tongue and regretted it\u2026 this one\u2019s for you.   00:00 \u2014 Intro & Shaving Cream Story Chris opens with a  real\u2011life moment about finding shaving cream and how it turned into early dopamine wins and relationship humor. 04:50 \u2014 Icebreaker Questions Gone Deep Chris and Johnna ask each other light questions that immediately dig into personality, communication, and people\u2011pleasing tendencies. 09:00 \u2014 The Fireplace Guy & Boundary Crossing \ud83d\udea8 The big story starts \u2014 a contractor leaves his son with them without warning. They unpack the weird situation, their reaction, and why it bothered them. 12:30 \u2014 Man\u2011to\u2011Man Confrontation Chris confronts the contractor about why he left his son. What was said, how the contractor reacted, and what this moment reveals about boldness and uncomfortable truth. 17:20 \u2014 People Pleasing: Why We Don\u2019t Speak Up Johnna honestly opens up about the internal discomfort \u2014 not wanting conflict, caring about others\u2019 feelings, and how people pleasing shows up in real life. 23:10 \u2014 Undermined Parenting at the Hotel  A random woman encouraged their son to act against their verbal no \u2014 and how that made them both feel undermined and caught off guard. 27:20 \u2014 Teaching Our Kids to Stand Firm A deep parenting moment about obedience to parents vs. strangers \u2014 and why this matters more than ever. 30:30 \u2014 What People Pleasing Really Is Discussion shifts to the root of people pleasing: prioritizing comfort over truth. 36:30 \u2014 Stories of Standing Your Ground Real\u2011life examples of speaking truth in business, basketball, social situations, and why people respect authenticity when we don\u2019t fold. 41:40 \u2014 Parenting Culture & Respect vs. Obedience Johnna shares a powerful story from her teenage years. 47:00 \u2014 Raising Kids Who Speak Truth A turning point: how we want our children to understand healthy assertiveness and not just follow adults blindly. 51:30 \u2014 Bigger Picture: Growth, Marriage & Vision Conversation expands: how avoiding uncomfortable conversations keeps couples stagnant and how courageous dialogue fuels growth in marriage. 56:00 \u2014 Life Purpose & Not Settling Chris and Johnna connect the episode\u2019s themes to living intentionally, seeking God\u2019s clarity, not pleasing culture, and pursuing the life you\u2019re meant to live. 01:06:20 \u2014 Wrap & Final Encouragement Final thoughts on people pleasing, truth, family priorities, and closing encouragement for listeners to grow personally, relationally & spiritually.   Love GYGYM? Here's five ways you can support us and the show! Subscribe to the show Share it  Review it on Apple Podcast Buy us a coffee (aka help with production!) buymeacoffee.com\/gygym Follow\/interact with us on social Johnna's FB.   Chris's FB ","author_name":"Grow Yourself Grow Your Marriage","author_url":"http:\/\/gygym.libsyn.com","html":"