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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. All valid points made above. I could accept low pay, if he worked fewer hours. That is just not going to happen with this job. Our kids are 12 and 14 and do need to be driven to multiple activities.[b] I feel like I have pulled more than my weight for years since he is rarely around. [/b]I have looked for a new higher paying job as well, but honestly would feel resentful taking on even more stress to keep him where he is. I don't expect for him to magically find a job, just to make a serious attempt to see what else is out there. If nothing,  so be it.[/quote]

Do you really feel like you're pulling more weight than someone who's working 60 hours a week, and sometimes on weekends? You must be driving your kids to an awful lot of activities.

I know you feel resentful, but most 12 and 14 year olds are easy. It's very common for women to go back into the workforce once their youngest is in Kindergarten. If you had done this, you would be 6-7 years into your new career and probably making decent money -- at least enough to put something away. You would also have a more realistic idea of what it's like to be in your husband's position. I know you feel like you're working hard, but I doubt you've been working harder than your husband for the last 6 years.

Sorry, OP. But you are exhibiting the stereotypical, ungrateful, out of touch SAHM attitude. The next step is to get a divorce, and force your husband into a lifetime in indenture to pay your alimony because "you deserve it!"[/quote]

She is not a SAHM.[/quote]

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