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<blockquote data-quote="blacksheep10" data-source="post: 426259" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>I had a few beers before posting that, but it is really how it feels. We both work all the time. She has no weekends, my weekends are the only time I take a little from the work (I vacation for racing some, if the shop is slow I might go here and there during the week, or I might work all weekend). We just never see each other. My boy is 5. Her daughter is 14. My shop is at my Dad's house, so he was here last night riding his bike around, talking to Grandpa, coming to the shop to see me, raising hell etc. I spend time with him and work late nights so I can take him to school in the morning. I like that time with him, my dad was a dairy farmer so 5 am to 8ish pm. I grew up on a tractor fender and in a dairy barn. I'm not ****ed up (too bad) I'm just driven to work a lot and feel guilty when I'm not. I can't sit on a beach, or in a resort, or in a hotel. I vacation to ride or race, and you work on something the WHOLE time you're there. Just the way dad wired me. Hopefully my son won't feel guilty about not working, but will have a strong enough work ethic to go do 5 or 6 honest days work a week. </p><p>Back to the man of the house, I envy all the married couples that are teams. Literally teams, and that takes 2 players that are nearly on the same level mentally. Generally finance plays a big part of this. I always wanted a wife that worked and was smart. Mine has a masters and works a lot, always has. I think I took the good job and high degree as smart. We didn't live together before we were married, and didnt' share finances first. My mistake. I should have had an IRS audit on her before marrying her, or at least ran a credit report. Late 20's, she has a career, so do I, we make our own money, we can stay separate and go from here! Isn't working out well. We each do what we want but neither are happy. We also can't see eye to eye on money. I think she spends frivilously, I'm sure she thinks the same of me. I can walk up and point to almost all of my purchases and tell you what I paid, what its worth and if I will feasibly make money on it (shop equipment, some vehicles) or write some loss off to recreation (rzr). She can't point to her assets, she essentially has none. Her Lexus is paid off, I got her a great deal and cosigned. It is still very nice and has lots of trouble free life left in it, she wants to go get a crossover. Okay, I'll get you a traverse at the auction. I can probably pay cash for it if I sell an extra vehicle. Nope, 4 women around town have them, and they're all old. Want a Lexus suv type to throw away interest on for the next 4 years :<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Okay, **** you, I'm going to get a truck laughing1 </p><p>We're dysfunctional but both caring parents. My son can hang aroudn my shop while I work, or she has a huge amazing event space, there are other kids there, food, ac, couches, tv, all of it, so the kids are okay and always with a parent or grandparent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blacksheep10, post: 426259, member: 13"] I had a few beers before posting that, but it is really how it feels. We both work all the time. She has no weekends, my weekends are the only time I take a little from the work (I vacation for racing some, if the shop is slow I might go here and there during the week, or I might work all weekend). We just never see each other. My boy is 5. Her daughter is 14. My shop is at my Dad's house, so he was here last night riding his bike around, talking to Grandpa, coming to the shop to see me, raising hell etc. I spend time with him and work late nights so I can take him to school in the morning. I like that time with him, my dad was a dairy farmer so 5 am to 8ish pm. I grew up on a tractor fender and in a dairy barn. I'm not ****ed up (too bad) I'm just driven to work a lot and feel guilty when I'm not. I can't sit on a beach, or in a resort, or in a hotel. I vacation to ride or race, and you work on something the WHOLE time you're there. Just the way dad wired me. Hopefully my son won't feel guilty about not working, but will have a strong enough work ethic to go do 5 or 6 honest days work a week. Back to the man of the house, I envy all the married couples that are teams. Literally teams, and that takes 2 players that are nearly on the same level mentally. Generally finance plays a big part of this. I always wanted a wife that worked and was smart. Mine has a masters and works a lot, always has. I think I took the good job and high degree as smart. We didn't live together before we were married, and didnt' share finances first. My mistake. I should have had an IRS audit on her before marrying her, or at least ran a credit report. Late 20's, she has a career, so do I, we make our own money, we can stay separate and go from here! Isn't working out well. We each do what we want but neither are happy. We also can't see eye to eye on money. I think she spends frivilously, I'm sure she thinks the same of me. I can walk up and point to almost all of my purchases and tell you what I paid, what its worth and if I will feasibly make money on it (shop equipment, some vehicles) or write some loss off to recreation (rzr). She can't point to her assets, she essentially has none. Her Lexus is paid off, I got her a great deal and cosigned. It is still very nice and has lots of trouble free life left in it, she wants to go get a crossover. Okay, I'll get you a traverse at the auction. I can probably pay cash for it if I sell an extra vehicle. Nope, 4 women around town have them, and they're all old. Want a Lexus suv type to throw away interest on for the next 4 years ::). Okay, **** you, I'm going to get a truck laughing1 We're dysfunctional but both caring parents. My son can hang aroudn my shop while I work, or she has a huge amazing event space, there are other kids there, food, ac, couches, tv, all of it, so the kids are okay and always with a parent or grandparent. [/QUOTE]
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