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He Called His Wife’s Job a “Passion Project” and Wants to Move Back Home

He Called His Wife’s Job a “Passion Project” and Wants to Move Back Home

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What if your husband called your career a passion project? We all have that one thing we enjoy doing, whether it’s crafting, exercising, or helping others. When you become really involved with an organization, foundation etc, people may start to call it your passion project.

The Move

The original poster (OP) shared that he is married with two teenage children, a son aged 15, and a daughter aged 16. They recently moved to a new area, and his youngest child has been struggling with the transition.

Prior to the move, their son came out as gay to his family and some friends. Both his family and friends supported him, but shortly after, their family moved away because of OP’s wife’s job.

OP went on to say that his son has been having difficulty with the move as the area they live in now is less accepting of their son’s sexuality.

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The family has been in their new home for a little over a year, and while their son has had a difficult time with the transition, their daughter is thriving in the new environment and school.

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The Discussion

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After this, OP sat down with his wife and told her things weren’t working. OP said they tried it for a year, but their son has consistently expressed his unhappiness and discomfort to them.

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OP told her it was time to start making plans to move back to their original area, and his wife countered that their daughter was doing great and that OP always favored their son because he is the family’s baby and that they needed to give the move more time. OP’s wife also said both kids would be off to college, and this would be all over soon.

OP replied that HE was unwilling to let his son live in discomfort for three more years before he left for college. OP also went on to say his job and money that he had received from his grandparents (a trust fund of sorts) more than covered their living expenses, and there was no real need for her to work.

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OP told his wife that it’s incredibly selfish of her to put her “passion project”  ahead of her own children and that being a parent means that sometimes they need to put their “needs” on the back burner while they do what’s best for their children.

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