I am the mother of 4, ages 9-18.
For the last 10 years of my 27 year marriage, my husband drank alcoholically. Especially nightmarish for me because I grew up with an alcoholic dad, never would have married an alcoholic let alone have 4 kids by him. He started drinking when I was pregnant with our 4th.
He has been 5 months sober and has turned his rage on me. Everything is my fault, our financial situation (not good), the kids anger towards him, even the fact that he drank in the first place.
This morning he announced to me that he is going to force me to sell our house and divorce. We rebuilt this house about 5 years ago, I put blood, sweat and tears into this house. Have lived here 20 years. But worse...
I have no regular income. Have tried to be a real estate agent for the last 1 1/2 years (after staying at home with the kids for 16 years). I knew it was a tough time in real estate but I also knew that it had the potential to one day make decent income, especially for someone who has been out of the job market for so long. I also liked the flexible hours so that I could be here for the kids when needed.
I have made barely enough money to cover the costs of this business. I have been looking for other jobs but I live in NJ, one of the most costly states to live and there's very little there, certainly not enough to pay rent or get a mortgage.
We are luckier than most, our mortgage isn't yet upside down but he doesn't make enough to support one household, let alone two.
Anybody out there have a job for a very intelligent, quick learning middle aged mom of 4? I worked for a number of years in a human resources department at a school/special hospital and for a few years as a research analyst for a defense contractor. Not sure I would desire to go back to either field but I also know that I really can't be picky at this point. I love learning new things and usually pick up new skills very quickly.
I would love to use my RE license, I really do love this business and it breaks my heart to have to leave it but I need something that will supply steady income and this isn't working out that way.
