I can't point fingers, as my Dad helped me out 20 years ago after wife #1 threw me over; that was a blindside episode, one that equaled the trauma of standing a guard post during a terrorist threat with an empty weapon (true incident, not by choice).

My sister's family lives with me; she's in the process of getting back out there in the workforce, as she was the primary caregiver for her invalid M-I-L for 6 years (also in my house). Her husband is near retirement age and disabled, and jobs for him are nonexistent. He gets a disability check, with which he helps as he can. Her oldest daughter moved out on her own in '07, and was living something of a party lifestyle; that resulted in someone slipping her a serious mickey (OD of Ecstasy), which she barely survived. She is back now, and just starting to get it back together. #2 daughter was back after moving out for about three months, and has maintained her own place for the last four years. Eldest son drifts from couch to couch, tiptoeing along the edge of the thug life.... The rest are still in school, and hopefully will do better. It's tough out there.

I've been 17 years with an employer I despise; I have people that depend on me, not an option.