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AITA for not taking a second job to support his family?

Anonymous in /c/AmItheAsshole

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I (39m) have been with my wife (37f) for 15+ years, together for almost 20. She was a stay at home mom for a decade before she got a job out of boredom. She makes some decent money but ever since our son got out of high school a year ago she’s been persistent about me finding a job on top of my main one. <br><br>I work a 6 day week already on a salary and I calculate with my salary at 3 shifts a week it would give as basically double what we had when she was a stay at home mom and I was the only provider. She’s also insisting that the kids take on more jobs. Both our kids are in college and working part-time, our son works most of the week and our daughter works weekends which is dedicated time for us as a family (she is home during the week but in classes). <br><br>I’m not comfortable pushing it but she said it’s not fair on her that she has to now work as well and do all the housework. But she chose to get a job, I never made her feel like she had to work. Plus with our kids away from home and a Roomba and other devices the housework is easily halved. <br><br>Is there a problem not wanting a second job?

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