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[quote=Anonymous]I feel like you need to power through.  You have a stable government job that will provide healthcare for your family and likely keep your kids from taking out student loans.  You came from a working class family and I’m sure you can realize how much better off you have it.  Don’t give this up.

Instead make changes in your daily life to help:

-  can you shorten your commute?  Telework more?

-  get weekly massages or go to yoga (cheaper than not earning a paycheck!)

- take all of the vacation you can. Take some Fridays off to help you prepare for the weekend and spend the time with your kids

-   Cleaning service assuming you don’t have it

-  meal service (again, cheaper than not earning a paycheck)

The bad news I have for you is that life is hard with kids and aging parents.  Quitting your job may be the most visible and easiest thing to do, but it very well will not make you happier.  Again, having kids and aging parents is hard.  Quitting your job could even make things worse as then you will have financial constraints and other stressors.  Don’t quit your job until you’ve tried other things first [/quote]

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