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Why does my uncle-in law sit at home reading Wikipedia while his wife has to work?

He's a stay-at-home dad by choice, not that he can't find work. This would be fine...except he doesn't do anything around the house. He doesn't wash the dishes, do the laundry, vacuum, heck, the man can't bother to walk into the backyard and water the plants for his wife.

He's got a banking degree, had worked in a bank for over a decade, and speaks 3 languages fluently. It's not like he has a hard time finding work. In fact, his wife's friends have recommended banking jobs for him on numerous occasions, to which he's completely ignored.

As he comes off as a well-spoken, intelligent man, I'm baffled as to why he refuses to get off Wikipedia and find work. Oh and not to mention, he lives less than 10 minutes driving distance away from a bank...in a big city full of jobs suitable for him. All the opportunities are there; why does he not work? Makes me kind of frustrated because his wife is my aunt and I sympathize for her trying to support her household (she, her husband, and her 8-year-old son) all by herself. Every day, people are making money while he sits at home reading a Wikipedia article about penguins, the Mediterranean sea, or whatever.
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He probably had a run in with a psycopath and had a mental breakdown.. Totally saps ones motivation to do anything.. High pressure job cn have that snap people..

Maybe He knows something bad is going to happen in the world financial system? It could be a number of things but something has damaged him..

Oh He must still have something to keep your Aunty holding on..