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Have you ever took a year off from hunting.

I have went back through and read these again. I do agree I believe it’s deeper seated than hating hunting. Maybe changing one of your weeks and turning it into a vacation or trip for you two or watch the kids for her talk take a trip. I have three weeks vacation a year. Two weeks is spent on family vacations and one is for hunting.
 
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She may do it about 3-5 days a year but it’s some volunteer stuff she does. Or work related. I have recommended consultation a she says yes. But she did it for herself. I haven’t talked with them yet. She has been depressed since her mom died 5 years ago. Life has been different since that happened. Her whole attitude changed.
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I get it. Loss of a love one is tough. Couple more pieces of unsolicited advice. Talk to them, the counselors. Like Dancing, a man can lead a little without stepping on toes. I used to be all about hunting and in the woods every time the wife would give in, but there are more important things than killing deer. That said you do need to be filled. We all have stages of life we go through. There are seasons for everything under the sun. You both have needs…. Ideally answer her needs and yours will be done as well. Deeper issues are here to be sure. PM me if you want to talk I’ll give you my number. No judgement here and I’ll keep it all to the chest. One bow hunter to another. You can know everything bad about me first. Invitation is on the table. But hey no pressure.
 
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I’ll say one more thing. My life changed dramatically about 11 months ago and my wife demanded that I keep a gratitude journal. I don’t care if anyone thinks that weak. But echoing @BackSpasm ’s idea of a positive outlook. Every day I write down 10 things first thing in the morning that I am grateful for. Over the course of the last 10/11 months simply this process of focusing on 10 things every morning that I’m thankful for and it has changed my life. Only 33 but married 12 years and we have quite the story. Btw I still get to hunt.
 
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I have been married for 32 years. I have the best wife in the world. I play softbal, ice hockey , and deck hockey when I first got married. When my son was old enough to play baseball I quit all the sports but I still hunted. My son started shooting a bow at 5 years old. He still hunts with me to this day and he's 31 now. My wife and I were older than most when we got married. I just turned 30 when we got marriedand she was 2 years younger . We datedfor a while and had a 2 year engagement. So we had time to adjust to each of are hobbies. Mine was mostly bow hunting . She worked until our daughter was born and then she became a stay home mother. She knows that hunting makes me happy . Like I said I have the best wife in the world.
 
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