While I Was Offshore Earning for My Family, She Was Living a Different Life
I’m 38 years old, and for the past ten years I’ve worked offshore. Three months at sea, a few weeks home, then back out again. It’s hard, grueling work—long shifts, unpredictable weather, steel and salt and exhaustion—but it pays well. Around $12,000 a month. Family games I always told myself it was worth it. My wife and I have two daughters, Emma (9) and Lily (6). Every time I board that helicopter out to the rig, their faces are the last thing I see. Every time I come back, they’re a little taller. After covering the mortgage, bills, college savings,... Continues…
