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Charade

Mike Berger, Ph.D.

The downturn in the economy has
disastrous, far-reaching effects. Let
me tell you about Katie and Bob and
their two kids.

Both Katie and Bob worked so they
wanted for nothing. They developed
champagne appetites and life couldn’t
get any better.

Then Bob got laid off from his job in a
small electronics plant. It was up to Katie
to bring home the bacon while Bob looked
for work.

It was an emasculating experience for
Bob. His self-worth went south with the
failing economy. He lost the spark in his
eyes. He hid behind a pasted on smile.

Now it was hot dogs instead of prime rib.
Katie suffered; her lifestyle had come to
a crashing halt. She no longer knew the
husband she married twelve years ago.

Bill collectors began haunting them and the
charges on their credit card grew exponentially.
In desperation, Bob took a job as the night
manager of a hamburger joint.

Katie turn for solace and comfort to a colleague.
He was kind and understanding. She soon was
taking comfort in his bed. The magic she knew
with Bob was gone so she lived out a charade.
The smell of hamburger grease on her husband
turned her stomach but she would stick with him
for the kids.

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