OK -- Here's a glimpse of the other side that might help you see it from her side. My wife works round the clock 365/year shiftwork and I do regular Monday to Friday and after fours years of it I'm about ready to burst.
Countless weekends and meals and bedtime stories just me and my young son without her around. Now, it's made me closer to my kid than most any father I can name in my circle of friends and acquaintances, but damn -- it's lonely. I feel like a single parent. We all get one weekend in about six togther and it's so unusual we trip over each other in the kitchen those mornings because we're not used to being in the same room together at the same time.
The pressure on our marriage is huge and I'm ratcheting up the pressure big time for her to find something else. Problem is it's a very niche industry without a lot of transferrable skills and she's good at her job. I also don't want to be some blow hard chauvinist telling my woman what she can and can't do. I'm also resentful because I get almost no down time. I'll plan an entire week in advance just to grab twenty minutes fiddling with the tractor. Man, even going to fill the car with gas by myself is an event to look forward to.
We're growing apart and the biggest hurt is when my boy asks "Where's Mommy?" and I have to tell him (again) she ain't coming home for dinner.
Anyway, I'm sure I've got you all crying sissy but really it's just a long winded way of confirming what some others have said about trying to eek every last ounce of efficiency out of your operation even if it requires spending some money, and review your life for areas where you can grab an hour or two here and there for some time together -- assuming she's important to you.
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