He works 60 hours a week and, like most people these days, he takes calls evenings and on Saturday mornings. Last March, he missed our granddaughter’s school play, and I sat next to the empty seat holding his program. At Thanksgiving, he dozed off at the table, and the kids pretended not to notice.
He’s short with people now. He grumbles about his team all through dinner, and I can’t remember the last time I heard him laugh at something that wasn’t on TV. I’ve been telling him to slow down for 10 years, so I was thrilled when he said he wanted to retire at the end of December.
Then he said he meant stopping completely, and my stomach dropped. I’m 63 and my husband is 66. We’ve been married 35 years.
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I can unsubscribe at any time. We had the worst fight we’ve ever had. He makes about $280,000 with his bonus.
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