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Reply to "How would you react: DH says he's "done working.""
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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, this is common with any suddenly retirement where a person goes from full time to a screeching halt. It’s just less noticeable with the 65+ because they are mostly not taking care of kids and households anymore. At mid-40s, it’s completely different and it take a couple of years for the adjustment. You can’t make your husband happy, it’s a process and an adjustment. But you can absolutely tell him that since he is not working, he now needs to take the burden off you, and can take off considerable burden in terms of household and kid duty. That you are being squeezed from all directions and you need his support. It may even help him to be needed and to get into some routine / structure that kid duty (drop off, pick up, shopping / errands/ etc) can give. Don’t expect him to jump straight into the whole mental load, but load him with things to do that would ease YOUR burden.[/quote]
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