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I miss my husband!
No, he's not traveling, or in the military (and btw - ladies whose hubbies are military men - you ladies are STRONG!) - he's actually sitting in the next room. The new job has taken over his life.
The company is seriously understaffed. They set him up with remote login today and he's sitting in the next room, frustrated with the project he's on because they didn't give him enough training and apparently, even if they had, he feels that he doesn't have the skills to complete this project.
I've been sitting here for about 20 minutes and I don't want to say anything to him because I don't want to bother him. With the new job, he starts around 8:30 but doesn't get to leave until 6:15-6:30 - which is the time he used to get home from his old job. I get that, but now that he's so overwhelmed that he's working from home too, I suddenly am resenting the new job. He has to do it, and I don't resent HIM. But I miss my husband! I guess this is how he felt when I was doing all that work for my graduate courses this summer.
::sigh::
RIP Dr. Irving Fishman - 10/1/19-7/25/10 - thank you for holding on for me.
You made my wedding day complete.
Re: I miss my husband!
Trust me I get it - totally normal reaction to have. My husband coaches football and basketball so I don't see him much during the fall and winter. And, surprisingly, during the summer - between going to summer league basketball games and football stuff there are nights when he won't get home until 9 at night. It's always hard for me to adjust at the beginning of each season - and he's going on his 4th season!
The job is new for DH and I'm sure between his feelings of lack of training, their understaffing and his want to make a good impression in the beginning - he's going to be spending a lot more time on work stuff than he normally would. But I think as he adjusts and gets comfortable with the work, that will change and you guys will settle into a nice routine. He might still be getting home a little later than he was before, but you both will adjust.
Hang in there - and make the most of your weekends together!
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i know how ya feel
my DH works 10+ hours a day 6 days a week and when he comes home he is so exhausted and when he comes home I try and get things done that I couldnt get done during the day so by the time we can relax together we're both ready to go to bed.