"As for me, eight months pregnant and hardly in the mood for a party, I couldn’t help wondering what had happened to the simple guy I’d first married, whose idea of a good time had once been grilling in the backyard with a beer in his hand."
Why do they all go into deep denial? I bet she was sewing
her own clothes, and buying at discount stores. Ladies--just be honest. You took the money, and started to expect
it. You really, don't care how it's made. How much will
she get for her pity book?
The victim badge is powerful. I wish there was a greater effort to hold spouses etc accountable, they are rarely innocent, and allowing the whole "I had no choice" charade just perpetuates the attitude that this is an okay defense.
It really is a bit one sided. Eventough she generally did no wrong, I strongly doubt that she had no idea of what was going on. I mean if your husband hands you one contract after another you should at some point at least read through them.
Not at all. My first wife not only didn't know what I really did for a living ("Oh...he does something in IT..."), she didn't give two shits as long as the money kept coming. And if signing a piece of paper and not asking questions meant more money coming, she would have happily done it without a second thought. I can completely relate to this level of willful ignorance.
When you have 3 kids to take care of and have no background in finance/accounting/etc. do you really want to start getting into THOSE details too? Why would you doubt your husband, the man who's supposed to take care of you until the death do you part?
Why do they all go into deep denial? I bet she was sewing her own clothes, and buying at discount stores. Ladies--just be honest. You took the money, and started to expect it. You really, don't care how it's made. How much will she get for her pity book?