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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. Thanks for all the responses, even the harsh ones.

DC really is a bubble insofar as the federal government allows lawyers to have meaningful work, a decent salary, and a life. Part of my family’s stress is that there don’t seem to be a lot of part-time/flexible and substantive jobs for my wife to take. And this is someone who (in all seriousness) could theoretically parlay her current job into a 350k gig elsewhere in tech or pharma.

I think what my wife is most frustrated about is that she couldn’t just up and quit, take a breather for a few months, and figure stuff out on her own terms. Anyway, I appreciate all the advice — I read all of it.[/quote]

I think what your wife doesn’t like is that she feels she has to rescue YOU. She probably feels stuck in the marriage and sees how you subtly push her to work more, make more money while digginin your heels that it’s impossible for you to step up. I feel sorry for her. [/quote]

Why should he step up when he makes a great income in a job he loves? She didn't have to take the high-paying, high-stress job. They also didn't have to decide together to have a second kid knowing resentment and expenditures would keep them locked in this cycle. [/quote]

Actually she did, someone had to.  How else are they going to dig out of 300k of debt?  Not by making 160k[/quote]

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