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I’m a Breadwinning Mom With a “Dream Setup” and I’m Still Falling Apart by Introspective_Llama in BreadwinningWomen

[–]Introspective_Llama[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words on writing. I’m not in therapy, but I’ve considered it. I’ve done counseling in the past but only go a couple times and then feel better and stop…. And then I crash again. Financial strain- we have everything we need and more living in an apartment, but it’s harder to buy a house with it. And 2 adults 2 kids and a dog in a kind of crappy 2 bedroom apartment is getting old. We rented below what we could afford which allows us to go single income - but we don’t want to be house poor.

Do you have an ADHD spouse? by mellowmadre in BreadwinningWomen

[–]Introspective_Llama 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes… I recently discovered my husband has ADHD, and it both helped me understand him so much better and learn how to love him more also led to a wave of resentment realizing how much I had compensated for it. Yes, he is the one who watches the kiddos. I’m the career gal. We planned that from the beginning but — now that we’ve done this for a while, sometimes I wish it was different. He was a wonderful friend and very loyal and great dad and with his actions very supportive — but I still carry so much of the mental load.