chessy760 Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 My wife is a nurse anesthetist and she makes 160 grand a year. I am the the marine crop and make no where near that much. Well my contract with the usmc will be up in a few months. My wife said she wants me to go to school full time. I feel like a loser. Since I'll be living of my wife. Im I a loser husband and dad?
Arch Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Anyone who has served in the marines is no loser in my book.
Curmudgeon Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 My wife said she wants me to go to school full time. I feel like a loser. Since I'll be living of my wife. Im I a loser husband and dad? The only way you'd be a loser is if you go back to school because that's what she want's you to do as opposed to something you want to do.
Mz. Pixie Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Anyone who has served in the marines is no loser in my book. I agree. Thank you for your sacrifice. I doubt if she felt that way she'd be offering for you to go to school fulltime.
hurtzdonit Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Loser? Nothing you have said yet comes close to saying your a loser. It's only natural to feel that way if you are of the belief you are supposed to be the one to kill it and drag it home. I would guess you feel like a loser because maybe you feel insecure when it comes to providing for your family. Go to school and let the future decide.
Siciliana Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 My wife is a nurse anesthetist and she makes 160 grand a year. I am the the marine crop and make no where near that much. Well my contract with the usmc will be up in a few months. My wife said she wants me to go to school full time. I feel like a loser. Since I'll be living of my wife. Im I a loser husband and dad? NO way man! You are not a loser. You are a Marine. Never forget what you have done for this country. OoooRah! I am an accountant. I make more money than the man I am divorcing. I wanted him to go to school. He was mad at me for getting my education while we were together. He threw it in my face about how I have a career and he didn't...blah, blah, blah. He never had the desire to better himself or his earning potential by getting an education. Our marriage suffered greatly because he wanted me to be a professional cashier at Target or something. He could not let go of the ego. Now, I am not saying you are anything like him. But, in a sense, it is your ego that is leading you to feel like if you rely on your wife to support you, you are somehow a loser. Reliquish the ego, friend. By going to school you will set a great example for the kids, increase your ability to earn money and the best part of all, you have the option to chose what you want to study and become. I promise you, especially because your wife is a highly educated woman, it will increase the things you have to talk about. It will offer a newness to your life and relationship. I see it only as a good thing for all of you. If your wife wants you to get your education and is willing to worry about the rest, take it as a sign that she does not think you are a loser, rather you are a worthy investment. She is willing to invest that time/energy/money into you so that you can be the best you can be for the family. I can understand how this may be a blow to your ego, but, really, it shouldn't be as you have a great opportunity infront of you. Carpe Diem!
SnapCracklePop Posted April 1, 2008 Posted April 1, 2008 Your wife makes 160 grand per year! Good for her - she probably oozes with confidence - and that confidence is something that many find very attractive. But, that attractiveness is very short lived when they try to bring those around them "up to their class". Pretty ignorant in my books. You on the other hand are in a job that probably does not compensate you nearly as much. You are expected to be available 24x7x365 on a moments notice... and oh yeah... your job might require you to put your life on the line for someone else. And I bet you love your job. That is a quality that money simply cannot buy and no amount of education can teach. Loser should be the last thing on your mind.
JosieMcCoy Posted April 1, 2008 Posted April 1, 2008 You sound pretty suave to me chessy! Capice? Cheers!
Lookingforward Posted April 1, 2008 Posted April 1, 2008 You sound pretty suave to me chessy! Capice? Cheers! yawwwwwwwwwwn - give it a rest already Josie - please ? I think you're trying to intimate that most posters that joined recently are from the suave site ? If so, at least say it up front instead of posting irrelevant comments that hardly address the OP, let alone the topic. I personally don't see anything to indicate the posters you've targeted for the suave comment on various threads are spammers or trolls, but maybe that's just me
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