On Jan 5, 6:14*am, "
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> I have a coworker from Bangladesh who said this last week when we were
> talking about it. She is usually positive when she talks about it, but
> I know from various things said over the years that she was
> considering leaving him several years ago. She was asking how to
> direct deposit part of her paycheck and get cash for some of it so
> that she could hide it.

She'd better think ahead to W-2 time and how she's going to hide THAT.
>
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> Her youngest son is 13 or 14 now, and she still has to cook all their
> meals while working full time. She has to get up early and cook their
> food for the day so that all they have to do is reheat it in the
> microwave. She is a slave in *her own home.

Shooot, my mother did the same. No mike in those days, but she
managed a full time job and kept the house going, plus cooked most
meals from scratch. Eating out only happened when on a road trip.

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> I have known her for over 10 years now, and I think things are better
> for her than they used to be. Her husband seems to help her a little
> bit now with all her health problems. But it doesn't seem like a true
> loving relationship. I've never heard about an anniverssary, going
> out, or even any sign of loving her husband or being loved by him. It
> sounds more like a working relationship.
>

Shooot again - for how many of us have the moonlight and roses
continued? If she's not getting beat up, she should consider herself
ahead of the game.