What would you say is your first priority; your family or your job - or is this a double bind??
On one hand we rely on his job as he brings home the veggie bacon as it were. It provides 80% of cost of living - I work part time anywhere, any shitty job, to bring in the rest. He maintains his 'career' while mine (my PhD is on hold) flounders.
This was the way we were going to play it for a while until DS was in nursery (although DP is saying he'd like another soon) and then I was going to restart study while still working part time.
The problem is DP is developing a business venture which will guarantee him a minimum wage (at the mo he's self employed), that minimum still being 80%, but it will tie him down more which means if a lucrative job comes along (which is a possibility) he won't be able to take it. So basically, its as though the job is the first priority not his family ? do you see what I mean?
I'm just not sure what to think of it all?
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Monkeytrousers · 14/01/2007 17:26
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