Marriage and 1st time parents

Why don’t people discuss marriage and being 1st time parents…. (Rhetorical question)

Seriously tho….

My husband and I have been together for 18 years and are high school sweethearts! We love each other but…

We have our spats but recently there more intense and it’s over stupid shit, like really dumb stuff. Verbally we attack one another and get so annoyed so quickly.

Intimacy is not an issue in our marriage at all. Connecting with verbal communication is our issue and maybe underlying happiness as we struggle more since our son has been born.

Not sure what your thoughts are on this or if you personally have faced this in your relationship. If so, what worked for you in improving your communication with your significant other and what was the outcome? Better or worse? End result?

Thanks-