As some of you, ok many of you, I dont care who knows it anymore, my husband was laid off for the second time in two years. Hey, people in foreign companies need jobs too right. *grumble*
Maybe he should market himself as the new Extraordinaire Outsourcing Job Trainer!
But here I am again...although a little different. Last time he was unemployed, it was summer and I had the kids to keep me active. This time, kids are in school and he is in my house all day! AT MY KITCHEN TABLE!
So, what is my role now? I am still mom, chauffeur, Nurse, Homework helper, Laundry Technician, etc etc etc...but now I am also The Ego stoker too.
Dont get me wrong....I do understand what he is going through..I was once laid off of my professional job. It sucked and was embarrassing..but we had another income, so we survived. I get it more than he knows that we are in dire straights. Well, not quite...but in a blink of an eye, we could be living out of our car. I think most people are in the same boat. You can survived a month or two and then... We can survived a bit longer than that and I have full confidence that we will be employed before we start picking out who will sleep in which car.
I digress.. again....as usual...
My husband is home.. at my kitchen table for 18 hours a day, looking for jobs. YIPPEEE! but it took me a week of nagging for him to get one bin down out of the attic. Do you see my frustration here? I know he has to look for a job and the only way we will be employed again, is for him to sit at my kitchen table for 18 hours a day looking for one...but damnit..Can you get the two bins out of the garage and put them in the attic for me.
This sounds so petty and stupid. Did I mention that he is at my kitchen table 18 hours a day 7 days a week. Am I asking to much...for five minutes here and there to help me with something? Do I feel guilty for being so petty and annoyed at him for not helping me around the house when he is in the house? I mean you heard the dryer buzz, why can't you just take 3 minutes to switch loads...I will fold it but come one.
This is petty and stupid. I am annoyed and cranky. I swear right here and now...when my husband finds a new job, if they outsource it again, I will personally find the guy that ordered it and bitch slap him!
I don't know you, I came to your blog through Ravelry. I'm from Ireland and my partner and I have been lucky enough not to be touched by redundancies although we have had pay cuts. It puts a lot of pressure on people and relationships and not just on the person who has been let go. Don't worry you'll find the strength to support each other.
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