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[quote=Anonymous]My sister is in a similar situation - she has a telework job and does most of the childcare in their family. She finally put the kids in preschool so that she could get her work done, but still covers all the days off as well as manages the household and does all the cooking. Her husband has a demanding job and she is extremely competent type A so they've made it work but she finally wound up in therapy because she is so resentful. He also grew up financially insecure and is an extreme saver who insists on separate accounts. I think people sometimes laugh about financial anxiety like it's a good problem to have but it causes so much stress in their marriage. He will complain about her having so many amazon packages coming in but then will send money to his family and always insists that they drive late-model SUVs. I think the therapy is helping her to define her boundaries better, and he is a good person who wants to make it work but it is really really hard.

Good luck, OP.[/quote]

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