It didn't take my calculator and me long to figure out that after giving her half my pay, then paying the mortgage and other bills, I would end up with very little to live on.
I knew exactly how much it took to run that household and I knew that she was raking me over the coals. I recognized that I had done wrong, but there was no need to screw me like she was trying to do.
My company owned some oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and I asked my boss if I could transfer to one of them. I knew that if my plan worked, it would be a long time before I saw my children again, but at least I wouldn't be eating beans and rice five days a week and living in a rented mobile home. I also figured they had no use for me anyway, and wouldn't miss me, so I decided to give my plan a try.
I was able to tran
