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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He needs to sit down with you and embrace the budget so you're both on the same page. Doing this with some sort of neutral 3rd party might be helpful. Right now it seems like he doesn't respect your work (or at least that you don't feel like he respects your work).

How much would it cost to add 2 more mornings of preschool every week? Would that let you pick up enough extra work hours that you could cover the cost and have a little more breathing room for the projects you do? Would it give him some additional down time so that he's maybe more willing to pick up an extra shift, or at least catch up on sleep?

I think he needs to understand what your current monthly shortfall is each month, and how the two of you can work together to meet it. Maybe it's a compromise where he picks up 2 extra shifts a month and you are able to take one extra job a month (or whatever).

It's only for 2 more years, then your kids are in school and you can pick up extra hours as well. [/quote]

This post was a breath of fresh air-- it's exactly what we need to do. Thank you! Especially the part about it being 2 more years until both kids are in school. He'll have another pay raise by then (he's getting one in December as well) and that will help a lot.

We just need to be more of a team to get through this rough patch.

Thanks, everyone! You all sincerely helped a lot.[/quote]

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