So my pdoc and T want me to go part time, quit all together or find a new job but still try to be part time. I had a talk with my wife about it last night and she is against it. The only thing she was for was getting a new job but stay full time. On top of my crippling anxiety and depression I have ulcers from this job. She always knew I wanted to retire early with my stretch goal of 40 and a realistic goal of 50. Well some how the stretch goal became a reality and she is not happy about it because we need her to work 8 more years so she can retire and us have medical insurance.

I told her that I wanted to volunteer with NAMI or the like. So she wants me to do it now to see if I like it but I don’t have the time while I am working. It is a catch 22. She also mentioned me going back to school but that is not going to happen. How can I try to convince her this is for the best? She knows I have been looking for 2 years for a new job. The truth is she is envious that I might stop working before her even though I am younger. But honestly I have been financially supporting the household more even after she started making more money than me. I have to find a way to convince her. I jokingly asked her if a drs note would do.