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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 287569" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>For us, it was the change in circumstances that bothered Hubby more than the actual "being broke." He was very proud of earning enough so that I didn't have to work, I could pretty much get what I needed/wanted (within reason), and when he was laid off (this was about seven years ago), it really hurt him. After a few months of struggle, I went back to work and convinced him to go back to school, and he didn't really like me being the primary wage earner. </p><p></p><p>He had previously been diagnosis'd unipolar depressive, and I was afraid that the job loss, coupled with his family telling him he should forget school and just get any old job, would push him over the edge. Then I was working all the Occupational Therapist (OT) available, 6 days/58 hours a week, and he felt guilty about that. It took a while before Hubby realized that going to school was his job, and he needed to be successful at it to be more successful later. </p><p></p><p>Many hugs to you. The unsettled feeling is awful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 287569, member: 4040"] For us, it was the change in circumstances that bothered Hubby more than the actual "being broke." He was very proud of earning enough so that I didn't have to work, I could pretty much get what I needed/wanted (within reason), and when he was laid off (this was about seven years ago), it really hurt him. After a few months of struggle, I went back to work and convinced him to go back to school, and he didn't really like me being the primary wage earner. He had previously been diagnosis'd unipolar depressive, and I was afraid that the job loss, coupled with his family telling him he should forget school and just get any old job, would push him over the edge. Then I was working all the Occupational Therapist (OT) available, 6 days/58 hours a week, and he felt guilty about that. It took a while before Hubby realized that going to school was his job, and he needed to be successful at it to be more successful later. Many hugs to you. The unsettled feeling is awful. [/QUOTE]
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