Quote: Do you have any idea what he *wants* you to say in these moments? I get the impression he is like a toddler who is pushing you..pushing you..trying to get a feel of where the boundary lies. When you ignore him, he cranks it up even further.
Is he looking for permission to quit?
I feel like he wants me to be both his doting parent and a magical wizard. He wants me to say something like "Poor baby, you definitely should quit your job if it's making you so miserable." but that isn't good enough. I also have to say something like "Everything will be fine if you quit your job because I will magically make a better job for you by saying 'Hocus Pocus' over your resume. If that doesn't work, I will simply maintain our current lifestyle on my income alone by sprinkling Super-Terrific Income Doubling Powder on my business license.".
It occurs to me as I type this that perhaps a new "good" way in which I could "ignore" him when he has these tantrums would be for me to simply go buy him a pint of whiskey and 10 Lotto tickets and say "Good Luck!".
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
