Katsmeow
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I can understand the desire to be home for a child (I am the mother of 3 children) but unless you are homeschooling (which I don't think you are from what you say about the school) your daughter is in school most of the day. At a minimum your wife could get a part-time job during the school hours.
Yes, yes, I know. She couldn't volunteer as much at school during the school day. To be blunt, that is something she wants to do. It isn't essential. It is a nice to have. And, if you were happy in your job and you could both indulge that want of hers then that would be fine.
But, I fail to understand why you have to be miserable and stressed and working away from home for 18 days at a time in order to accommodate this desire to be free to spend time at the school during the day.
Given your unhappiness with your current working situation, it seems unreasonable for your wife to say no to possible solutions such as her working or you cutting expenses so you wouldn't need to work.
I don't see how it is fair to expect you to work at a very stressful job while she is a SAHM particularly if a 9 year old who is in school.
Actually if she feels it is important to have a stay at home parent for your child (hard to believe that with a 9 year old, but I'll go with it). Why don't you switch? You be the stay at home dad and she goes and gets a full-time job? That would to cover all the bases.
Yes, yes, I know. She couldn't volunteer as much at school during the school day. To be blunt, that is something she wants to do. It isn't essential. It is a nice to have. And, if you were happy in your job and you could both indulge that want of hers then that would be fine.
But, I fail to understand why you have to be miserable and stressed and working away from home for 18 days at a time in order to accommodate this desire to be free to spend time at the school during the day.
Given your unhappiness with your current working situation, it seems unreasonable for your wife to say no to possible solutions such as her working or you cutting expenses so you wouldn't need to work.
I don't see how it is fair to expect you to work at a very stressful job while she is a SAHM particularly if a 9 year old who is in school.
Actually if she feels it is important to have a stay at home parent for your child (hard to believe that with a 9 year old, but I'll go with it). Why don't you switch? You be the stay at home dad and she goes and gets a full-time job? That would to cover all the bases.
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