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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I am down from the ledge. I want to thank everyone so much for their responses, in particular 11:38 and 17:51. I so, so appreciate you taking the time to respond to my inartful "cry for help" as one PP put it. In the scheme of the life I've had so far, these problems seem bad. I wish I could go back and make different choices. I worry that my children will resent us for not being able to give them the kind of material things and opportunities that their peers will have. I wonder what kind of retirement we will ever have, if any. BUT in the grand scheme of the world, these problems are not anywhere near as bad as it gets. And as a few PPs pointed out, I don't know for sure that they would live happily ever after. And, importantly, I don't want to leave them. I don't always feel like I deserve my family, and I feel shame and regret over my failures in life, but that doesn't mean that I don't deserve to live.

I am incredibly blessed to have parents who love me. I talked to them yesterday and they want to do everything they can to help us until we get back on our feet. Things are going to be very lean for a very long time, but I think we can keep the wolf away from the door for the time being.

Again, thanks so much to those who shared their stories and wisdom. It was a much needed reality check. I hesitated to post on DCUM because so often people are just needlessly mean, but I am happy to see that there is kindness here too for people in need of it.[/quote]

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