I'm so sorry things are so tough; you've been in my prayers! I think men take job rejection so much harder than women do, it's so much more personal to them and men are not "trained" to deal with those failure emotions. My DH was similar, when he got laid off in 2009, I was a SAHM with a newborn and a 5 year old. He was unemployed and then underemployed for over 2 years. We had cobra for health insurance (which was awful once we started getting the bills for DS2's birth and 1 week nicu stay), and he collected unemployment. The ILs loaned us a large sum of money to help get us through. We decided we BOTH had to look for jobs, so I started interviewing too. It was a very tough 2 years!
All I could do is be strong for him, even when I felt scared and tiny. Found ways to make him feel "manly" and in charge. I know it sounds hokey but it helped keep him from total dejection. And he discovered that the desperation he felt was a turn off for potential employers- he had to fake a positive, strong attitude.
I'll keep praying and sending you find of mojo mojo mojo! And virtual hugs.
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