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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I both retired from the military a few years ago.  We have school aged kids, and unless we downsized significantly, one of us has to work. I've worked full time since retiring.
Initially he stayed home, then worked a few months, was accepted to law school and quit his job.  He only attended law school for a semester and quit. Then he stayed home for over a year before going back to work. The job he got required him to travel a lot (we knew going in), so we decided after a year that he should quit - time away just wasn't worth him working.  He's been stay at home dad for over a year again. 
I enjoy him staying home. It gives us a lot of flexibility with the kids, he is an awesome cook, and has done several major home improvements. He talks a lot about writing a book, but he has never done so. [b]He talks about flipping homes for income, but I am against it. His latest is to go back for another Master's. I try to be supportive of his ideas, and I know after a year at home he wants to do something more than home projects and taking care of kids, but I am just not up for him starting another endeavor to just quit part way through, or to get another Masters and not do anything with it.[/b]
His age (50+) and his background (military SF) doesn't lend itself to getting a regular 9-5 job - all require significant travel. Low level jobs he applies for don't even offer him interviews because he's overqualified. I don't see how another Masters will help broaden his opportunities. 
I don't want to tell him no to pursing another Masters since I can tell he needs something more than what he's doing right now.  But I just don't see the point spending time and money away from home that won't benefit the family. I also wish he'd finish the great ideas he's had - such as writing a book.  [b] I'm also starting a Master's program in the spring that is directly related to my career, so having two of us that have course deadlines won't be good for the family.[/b]
This is more of a vent than anything else...[/quote]

Ok...so you just want him to stay at home so you can get yours first, right?  You should respect his endeavors as much as he respect yours.  [/quote]

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