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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's all be honest here. Either because of lifetime ADD or depression, OP has never really done *anything*.  She flits from thing to thing every year or so.  All of us who have had longer term careers know that it takes a lot more effort to stick out a job 5-10 years than it does to do what OP has done for the last 20 years:

- 18-22: college
- 23-26: JD
- 3-4 years of jumping around low paying non-competitive sort of legal-related jobs for $40k
- 2 (?) years of doing a masters in special ed
- 2-3 years of jumping around low paying non-competitive education related jobs for $40k
- 5 years of staying home with a kid, who for the last several years has likely been in preschool. OP didn't mention anything about even doing volunteering during this time.

OP is a classic non-committed job jumper who has been enabled by her parents and husband. She has never had to pay a single bill on her own salary.  She isn't going to magically turn into someone who can commit to a job, or even a volunteer role, for more than a year.

I'm usually hardcore of the position that dads need to get a grip and spend more time dealing with shit at home in order for their wives to have satisfying careers.  But I agree with the person above who said that OP has been essentially doing nothing for 20 years, her DH has been paying all the bills and working hard, and now OP is going to demand that DH starts chipping in more around the house and take time off work so she can flit around other low-paying jobs for the next 5 years solely to satiate her midlife crisis?  If I were the husband, I would be peeved.

OP - the best you can ask for is to keep up with your PT job and/or do some volunteering at your kid's school. 
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I have no dog in this fight but your post made me LOL. [/quote]

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