Dear Margo: When You're Hanging on by Your Thumbs

What to do when I feel like a prisoner in my own life? Margo Howard’s advice

Margo Howard | Today 12:00 am

When You’re Hanging on by Your Thumbs

Dear Margo: Like many others, the recession has taken a toll on our family. My husband has been a functioning alcoholic for years, and despite my objections, he leapt at the opportunity for early retirement two years ago and now spends his days watching television, drinking and criticizing everything I do. Once he retired, he decided I would continue working and we would live off my income for the next 10 years to avoid tapping into the retirement fund.

Well, I lost my job a year ago and have not been able to find a new one. At the urging of former colleagues, I started a new business. It is finally starting to generate some revenue, but we are still dependent ...

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