Thread:Hannahc12/@comment-28694170-20160704142114/@comment-25989346-20160706032946

BTW, I understand why your husband is going through the problems you describe. I stopped working on November 28th of last year, applying for a disability retirement from the U.S. government civil service. After waiting almost 6 months, I received notification that I had been disapproved! Since my wife retired the same day (our goal was to leave govt service together), we've been living off of our savings and her meager annuities. Having gone through an 18 month period of unemployment earlier in my life and suffering through the feelings of despair then, this current condition has brought me back to a habit of buying things from Amazon. It doesn't matter that what I'm buying is unnecessary crap, I just needed to be buying something to make me feel better. Seeing the cardboard box in front of the door was like crack!

I know I can't keep going on like this (and I too have been overdoing the wine). The two of you have a lot to discuss, like me. Be open with each other, express your feelings and be prepared to hear uncomfortable things. Let's stay in touch. DeanO aka KoalaGuy🐨