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I'm working my life away

Rman
Rman
It's been over 12 years since I've had a full week off of work. I work two jobs and don't get home until close to midnight, Monday - Friday. I couldn't even afford a vacation, if I got a week off. I'm in debt up to my ears and I rarely see my children. This doesn't seem fair to my kids. Am I going to be an old man, looking back on my life and wondering how much I missed? Marriage was the biggest mistake of my life.
deleted_user
deleted_user
You might need to call one of those debt relief attorneys...bankruptcy is not the end of the world and when my ex business went down the drained it saved us from a lot of stress....and you bounce back quicker than you think. :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Take away her credit cards.
Misred
Misred
Congratulations Rman for waking up and smelling the poop. You are at a point in your life where you can still turn all this around. If you continue to work in this manner, your kids will never know you and all they will remember is Dad worked all the time and didn't spend any time with me.

It's not too late Kiddo
deleted_user
deleted_user
wow man, that story is very similar to mines, although some other stuff happen to me that took me off the deep end even further...

I feel you bro, for real!
LKess
LKess
did you find your big boy underoos?
deleted_user
deleted_user
You know what you need to do, bro.

reply #1 ditto that

reply #2 ditto that

reply #3 ditto that

Do what's best for you and the girls.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It's not fair to your kids AND you.

The question is do you want to look back on your life and wonder how much you missed because it's not like you're there yet. You can still change that scenario.
deleted_user
deleted_user
everything built can be torn down and replaced. this is a good time to start.
Rman
Rman
I would like nothing more than to take off from my night job, go home and surprise the kids, by telling them I'm taking them out to Chuck E Cheese's or something. But that would cause World War III...
Wife would scream that I didn't go to work, simply because it makes her cum to fight with me.
JennyMe
JennyMe
well at least you can still make her cum!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yanno there's this crazy thing now... where the wife actually works to help supplement the income. All the kids are doing it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Rman, you bought into the American Dream. The American Dream makes lots of guys drop like flies in the 50's.

don't be one of them, buddy.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sorry to hear that rman, about C.C. she sounds like a beeeoitch?
Rman
Rman
My next wife will work.
Misred
Misred
You already know that what you are doing isn't working....definition of insanity....doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results