Daddy_NN1 's_VBZ Home_RL ,_, and_CC a_RR21 Bit_RR22 Lost_VVD SCOTT_NP1 BERRY_NP1 has_VHZ always_RR been_VBN a_AT1 morning_NNT1 person_NN1 ._. 
For_IF years_NNT2 he_PPHS1 would_VM wake_VVI up_RP at_II 5_MC a.m._RA ,_, shower_NN1 ,_, shave_NN1 and_CC ,_, tamping_VVG down_RP a_AT1 twinge_NN1 of_IO regret_NN1 ,_, plant_VV0 quiet_JJ kisses_NN2 on_II his_APPGE two_MC sleeping_JJ children_NN2 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, before_II backing_VVG his_APPGE BMW_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT driveway_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT family_NN1 breadwinner_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 worked_VVD long_JJ hours_NNT2 at_II his_APPGE job_NN1 as_II a_AT1 technology_NN1 analyst_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 boutique_NN1 investment_NN1 firm_NN1 in_II Manhattan_NP1 ._. 
The_AT demands_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE work_NN1 and_CC the_AT substantial_JJ commute_VV0 from_II his_APPGE home_NN1 in_II Darien_NP1 meant_VVD he_PPHS1 rarely_RR saw_VVD Samantha_NP1 ,_, 8_MC ,_, and_CC Max_NP1 ,_, 7_MC ,_, before_CS his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Tracey_NP1 ,_, had_VHD them_PPHO2 in_II their_APPGE pajamas_NN2 and_CC ready_JJ for_IF bed_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT in_II December_NPM1 2007_MC ,_, Mr._NNB Berry_NP1 ,_, 49_MC ,_, lost_VVD his_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 immediately_RR looked_VVD for_IF a_AT1 new_JJ position_NN1 but_CCB found_VVD opportunities_NN2 puzzlingly_RR elusive_JJ ._. 
In_II mid-2008_MC came_VVD the_AT rout_NN1 on_II Wall_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
"_" The_AT good_JJ news_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX feel_VVI singled_VVN out_RP for_IF unemployment_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, running_VVG his_APPGE hand_NN1 through_II his_APPGE light-brown_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB his_APPGE plan_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE next_MD job_NN1 as_II an_AT1 analyst_NN1 in_II a_AT1 venture_NN1 capital_NN1 firm_NN1 or_CC as_II an_AT1 executive_NN1 at_II a_AT1 start-up_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN deferred_VVN ._. 
So_RR Scott_NP1 and_CC Tracey_NP1 Berry_NP1 have_VH0 faced_VVN a_AT1 complex_JJ series_NN of_IO choices_NN2 about_II work_NN1 ,_, money_NN1 and_CC the_AT roles_NN2 and_CC responsibilities_NN2 each_DD1 would_VM assume_VVI in_II the_AT family_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE goals_NN2 :_: to_TO keep_VVI their_APPGE domestic_JJ economy_NN1 from_II mirroring_VVG the_AT national_JJ one_PN1 and_CC to_TO stay_VVI married_JJ ._. 
As_CSA unemployment_NN1 has_VHZ hit_VVN a_AT1 16_MC years_NNT2 high_JJ and_CC Wall_NP1 Street_NNL1 shakes_VVZ off_RP tens_MC2 of_IO thousands_NNO2 of_IO jobs_NN2 ,_, affluent_JJ couples_NN2 in_II the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 area_NN1 find_VV0 their_APPGE families_NN2 suddenly_RR in_II flux_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX only_RR the_AT high_JJ flying_JJ income_NN1 and_CC the_AT attendant_JJ abundance_NN1 that_CST have_VH0 evaporated_VVN ._. 
For_IF many_DA2 couples_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ also_RR the_AT assumption_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ their_APPGE marriages_NN2 would_VM look_VVI like_II ;_; the_AT traditional_JJ model_NN1 executive_NN1 husband_NN1 and_CC stay-at-home_JJ wife_NN1 may_VM be_VBI a_RR21 little_RR22 dated_VVN ,_, or_CC unworkable_JJ ._. 
One_MC1 mother_NN1 in_II TriBeCa_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ married_JJ ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 for_IF now_RT ,_, to_II a_AT1 Wall_NP1 Street_NNL1 executive_NN1 ,_, put_VV0 it_PPH1 rather_RG bluntly_RR :_: "_" My_APPGE job_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO run_VVI the_AT household_NN1 and_CC the_AT children_NN2 's_GE lives_NN2 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" His_APPGE job_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO provide_VVI us_PPIO2 with_IW a_AT1 nice_JJ lifestyle_NN1 ._. "_" 
But_CCB his_APPGE bonus_NN1 has_VHZ disappeared_VVN ,_, and_CC his_APPGE annual_JJ pay_NN1 has_VHZ dropped_VVN to_II $150,000_NNU from_II $800,000_NNU a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
"_" Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 just_RR say_VVI this_DD1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM still_RR doing_VDG my_APPGE job_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT Berry_NP1 's_GE marriage_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX as_RG fraught_JJ ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR never_RR the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO couple_NN1 who_PNQS lived_VVD bonus_NN1 to_II bonus_NN1 which_DDQ may_VM explain_VVI why_RRQ they_PPHS2 ,_, unlike_JJ most_RGT newly_RR unemployed_JJ Wall_NP1 Street_NNL1 families_NN2 ,_, are_VBR willing_JJ to_TO open_VVI their_APPGE lives_NN2 to_II a_AT1 reporter_NN1 ._. 
In_II good_JJ times_NNT2 ,_, they_PPHS2 saved_VVD ,_, set_VVD up_RP college_NN1 funds_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE children_NN2 and_CC paid_VVD off_RP their_APPGE mortgage_NN1 ._. 
Aside_II21 from_II22 a_AT1 modest_JJ car_NN1 loan_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX carry_VVI any_DD debt_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II their_APPGE year_NNT1 of_IO little_JJ work_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE 11-year_JJ marriage_NN1 seems_VVZ as_RG solid_JJ as_CSA their_APPGE spacious_JJ five-bedroom_JJ Colonial_JJ home_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 helps_VVZ ,_, too_RR ,_, that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX the_AT only_JJ ones_NN2 making_VVG adjustments_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 live_VV0 in_II an_AT1 affluent_JJ bedroom_NN1 community_NN1 of_IO New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, one_PN1 whose_DDQGE very_JJ name_NN1 has_VHZ become_VVN synonymous_JJ with_IW wealth_NN1 ._. 
The_AT median_JJ income_NN1 for_IF Darien_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 village_NN1 of_IO about_RG 20,000_MC in_II Fairfield_NP1 County_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ $180,000_NNU ._. 
The_AT median_JJ price_NN1 for_IF homes_NN2 sold_VVN last_MD year_NNT1 was_VBDZ well_RR into_II seven_MC figures_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS Scott_NP1 Berry_NP1 walks_VVZ along_II Darien_NP1 's_GE commercial_JJ strip_NN1 on_II a_AT1 weekday_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 sees_VVZ many_DA2 middle-aged_JJ men_NN2 like_II him_PPHO1 :_: part_NN1 of_IO the_AT growing_JJ corps_NN of_IO the_AT newly_RR unemployed_JJ ._. 
At_II his_APPGE local_JJ Y.M.C.A._NP1 ,_, the_AT out-of-work_JJ Masters_NN2 of_IO the_AT Universe_NN1 and_CC the_AT professionals_NN2 who_PNQS relied_VVD on_II those_DD2 huge_JJ salaries_NN2 ,_, architects_NN2 ,_, landscape_NN1 designers_NN2 and_CC high_JJ end_NN1 contractors_NN2 can_VM be_VBI found_VVN pumping_VVG iron_NN1 together_RL at_II 10_MC a.m_RA ._. 
"_" A_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 have_VH0 a_AT1 deer-in-the-headlights_NN2 kind_NN1 of_IO look_NN1 to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" If_CS you_PPY have_VH0 a_AT1 massive_JJ mortgage_NN1 and_CC your_APPGE wife_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT work_NN1 force_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 decade_NNT1 or_CC more_RRR ,_, being_VBG laid_VVN off_RP can_VM seem_VVI crushing_JJ ._. "_" 
But_CCB ,_, he_PPHS1 added_VVD ,_, "_" If_CS you_PPY can_VM learn_VVI to_TO roll_VVI with_IW it_PPH1 a_AT1 little_JJ bit_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI fine_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, probably_RR ._. "_" 
The_AT couple_NN1 's_GE first_MD upheaval_NN1 was_VBDZ Tracey_NP1 Berry_NP1 's_GE short-lived_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO join_VVI the_AT opt-out_NN1 revolution_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, she_PPHS1 left_VVD a_AT1 job_NN1 in_II Manhattan_NP1 negotiating_NN1 contracts_NN2 for_IF Ralph_NP1 Lauren_NP1 to_TO spend_VVI time_NNT1 with_IW her_APPGE aging_JJ parents_NN2 and_CC children_NN2 ._. 
After_CS her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE job_NN1 search_NN1 stalled_VVD ,_, Tracey_NP1 ,_, 47_MC ,_, found_VVD a_AT1 job_NN1 at_II a_AT1 local_JJ reinsurance_NN1 firm_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX nearly_RR make_VVI up_RP for_IF her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE salary_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 is_VBZ home_RL by_II 6_MC o'clock_RA every_AT1 night_NNT1 ._. 
Scott_NP1 's_GE response_NN1 to_II her_APPGE new_JJ job_NN1 was_VBDZ pure_JJ relief_NN1 ._. 
"_" If_CS she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI home_RL more_DAR and_CC we_PPIS2 could_VM swing_VVI it_PPH1 financially_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ happy_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI at_II home_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Now_RT ,_, things_NN2 being_VBG what_DDQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM happy_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO work_VVI again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 always_RR wanted_VVD a_AT1 marriage_NN1 of_IO equals_NN2 ._. 
And_CC frankly_RR ,_, having_VHG a_AT1 wife_NN1 who_PNQS works_VVZ or_CC can_VM readily_RR join_VVI the_AT work_NN1 force_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ risk-management_JJ strategy_NN1 ._. "_" 
Tracey_NP1 was_VBDZ more_RGR ambivalent_JJ ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM pretty_RG vocal_JJ in_II my_APPGE marriage_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, 'I_UH thought_NN1 this_DD1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE turn_NN1 to_TO be_VBI home_RL with_IW the_AT kids_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD another_DD1 summer_NNT1 with_IW them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVG to_TO do_VDI ?_? 
Beat_VV0 him_PPHO1 up_RP for_IF it_PPH1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 assumed_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM re-enter_VVI the_AT work_NN1 force_NN1 at_II some_DD point_NN1 ,_, and_CC right_RR now_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM proud_JJ to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO go_VVI out_RP there_RL and_CC earn_VVI money_NN1 ._. "_" 
Shortly_RR after_II Scott_NP1 lost_VVD his_APPGE job_NN1 ,_, the_AT couple_NN1 replaced_VVD their_APPGE full-time_JJ nanny_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 more_RGR cost-effective_JJ au_NN121 pair_NN122 and_CC began_VVD choosing_VVG long-weekend_JJ getaways_NN2 instead_II21 of_II22 weeklong_NN1 family_NN1 vacations_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD expenses_NN2 ,_, though_CS ,_, have_VH0 n't_XX changed_VVN :_: they_PPHS2 still_RR shell_VV0 out_RP for_IF membership_NN1 at_II a_AT1 local_JJ country_NN1 club_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 rented_VVD a_AT1 condo_NN1 last_MD summer_NNT1 on_II Block_NP1 Island_NNL1 ;_; and_CC they_PPHS2 continue_VV0 to_TO pay_VVI hundreds_NNO2 a_AT1 month_NNT1 for_IF soccer_NN1 ,_, skating_VVG ,_, T-ball_JJ and_CC karate_NN1 lessons_NN2 for_IF the_AT children_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 afford_VV0 these_DD2 things_NN2 by_II dipping_VVG into_II the_AT savings_NN2 Scott_NP1 put_VVD away_RL during_II the_AT flush_JJ years_NNT2 ._. 
How_RRQ to_TO spend_VVI is_VBZ a_AT1 continuing_JJ negotiation_NN1 one_PN1 that_CST sometimes_RT devolves_VVZ into_II heated_JJ discussions_NN2 ,_, outright_JJ arguments_NN2 and_CC bouts_NN2 of_IO sulking_VVG ._. 
Tracey_NP1 is_VBZ trying_VVG ,_, often_RR unsuccessfully_RR ,_, to_TO spend_VVI less_RRR on_II clothing_NN1 for_IF herself_PPX1 and_CC the_AT children_NN2 ._. 
"_" Do_VD0 n't_XX make_VVI me_PPIO1 look_VVI like_II a_AT1 jerk_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 told_VVD a_AT1 reporter_NN1 ,_, "_" but_CCB I_PPIS1 can_VM not_XX bring_VVI myself_PPX1 to_TO buy_VVI my_APPGE children_NN2 's_GE clothes_NN2 at_II Wal-Mart_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" But_CCB do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI to_TO buy_VVI them_PPHO2 at_II Ralph_NP1 Lauren_NP1 ?_? "_" 
Scott_NP1 shot_VVD back_RP ._. 
The_AT Berrys_NP2 have_VH0 been_VBN at_II this_DD1 long_RR enough_RR to_TO make_VVI light_NN1 of_IO the_AT well-worn_JJ nature_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE disagreement_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 goes_VVZ like_II this_DD1 ,_, "_" Scott_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" 'How_NN1 can_VM you_PPY complain_VVI about_II me_PPIO1 not_XX earning_VVG an_AT1 adequate_JJ income_NN1 ,_, when_CS you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX control_VVI your_APPGE spending_NN1 ?_? '_" "_" 
On_II cue_NN1 ,_, Tracey_NP1 chimed_VVD in_RP ._. 
"_" And_CC I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, 'How_NN1 can_VM you_PPY complain_VVI about_II my_APPGE spending_NN1 when_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI an_AT1 adequate_JJ income_NN1 ?_? '_" "_" 
To_TO try_VVI to_TO keep_VVI their_APPGE spending_NN1 under_II control_NN1 ,_, Scott_NP1 and_CC Tracey_NP1 collect_VV0 their_APPGE receipts_NN2 each_DD1 week_NNT1 ._. 
Every_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 ,_, Scott_NP1 calculates_VVZ their_APPGE weekly_JJ expenses_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 compares_VVZ the_AT balance_NN1 in_II their_APPGE savings_NN2 account_VV0 with_IW the_AT rising_JJ cost_NN1 of_IO college_NN1 tuition_NN1 ._. 
"_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ we_PPIS2 had_VHD saved_VVN up_RP enough_RR to_TO send_VVI both_DB2 kids_NN2 to_II Harvard_NP1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Now_RT I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 myself_PPX1 Harvard_NP1 is_VBZ not_XX the_AT only_JJ school_NN1 ._. "_" 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 calculates_VVZ how_RRQ their_APPGE dwindling_JJ savings_NN2 will_VM affect_VVI their_APPGE annual_JJ retirement_NN1 income_NN1 ._. 
"_" Right_RR about_II then_RT ,_, "_" Tracey_NP1 said_VVD ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 blows_VVZ a_AT1 gasket_NN1 ._. "_" 
At_II times_NNT2 like_II this_DD1 ,_, a_AT1 big_JJ house_NN1 helps_VVZ ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 go_VV0 to_TO separate_VVI corners_NN2 ,_, "_" Scott_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 big_JJ glass_NN1 of_IO wine_NN1 and_CC watch_VV0 TV_NN1 for_IF couple_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 or_CC do_VD0 a_AT1 sudoku_NN1 puzzle_VVI to_TO clear_VVI my_APPGE head_NN1 ._. "_" 
Alone_RR in_II another_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, Tracey_NP1 decompresses_VVZ by_II phoning_VVG girlfriends_NN2 and_CC makes_VVZ a_AT1 mental_JJ list_NN1 of_IO Scott_NP1 's_GE virtues_NN2 ._. 
"_" The_AT danger_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST we_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI saved_VVN enough_DD money_NN1 for_IF our_APPGE retirement_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX like_VVI him_PPHO1 enough_RR to_TO want_VVI to_TO spend_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD wryly_RR ,_, her_APPGE affection_NN1 for_IF Scott_NP1 clear_JJ ._. 
IN_II many_DA2 ways_NN2 ,_, couples_NN2 today_RT have_VH0 better_JJR resources_NN2 to_TO weather_VVI the_AT economic_JJ storm_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT best-educated_JJT generation_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 in_II history_NN1 ._. 
If_CS their_APPGE husbands_NN2 face_VV0 a_AT1 prolonged_JJ period_NN1 of_IO unemployment_NN1 ,_, women_NN2 are_VBR more_RGR qualified_JJ than_CSN their_APPGE mothers_NN2 or_CC grandmothers_NN2 were_VBDR to_TO re-enter_VVI the_AT work_NN1 force_NN1 or_CC expand_VV0 their_APPGE jobs_NN2 and_CC make_VV0 a_AT1 significant_JJ contribution_NN1 to_II the_AT family_NN1 's_GE bottom_JJ line_NN1 ._. 
Gender_NN1 roles_NN2 have_VH0 softened_VVN ,_, too_RR ._. 
"_" In_II the_AT past_NN1 ,_, working_VVG women_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT target_NN1 of_IO great_JJ resentment_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Stephanie_NP1 Coontz_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 professor_NN1 at_II Evergreen_JJ State_NN1 College_NN1 in_II Olympia_NP1 ,_, Wash._NP1 ,_, who_PNQS studies_VVZ marriage_NN1 ._. 
"_" Husbands_NN2 felt_VVD emasculated_JJ when_CS their_APPGE wives_NN2 went_VVD to_II work_NN1 ._. 
All_DB that_DD1 has_VHZ changed_VVN ._. "_" 
And_CC while_CS gallons_NNU2 of_IO ink_NN1 have_VH0 been_VBN spilled_VVN about_II men_NN2 who_PNQS do_VD0 n't_XX do_VDI enough_DD housework_NN1 or_CC do_VD0 n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 well_RR ,_, men_NN2 today_RT are_VBR more_RGR likely_JJ to_TO cook_VVI ,_, clean_JJ ,_, set_VVD up_RP a_AT1 play_NN1 date_NN1 ,_, phone_VV0 the_AT pediatrician_NN1 and_CC wash_VV0 a_AT1 load_NN1 of_IO laundry_NN1 than_CSN their_APPGE fathers_NN2 ever_RR were_VBDR ._. 
Which_DDQ is_VBZ not_XX to_TO say_VVI that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR perfect_JJ ._. 
Scott_NP1 does_VDZ the_AT daddy_NN1 stuff_VVI with_IW enthusiasm_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 love_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ father_NN1 ,_, "_" Tracey_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 takes_VVZ them_PPHO2 on_II outings_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 coaches_NN2 soccer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ signed_VVN them_PPHO2 up_RP for_IF a_AT1 Y.M.C.A._NP1 program_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 all_DB get_VV0 Indian_JJ names_NN2 ._. 
Samantha_NP1 is_VBZ Smiling_VVG Fox_NP1 and_CC Max_NP1 is_VBZ Flaming_JJ Arrow_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG adorable_JJ ._. "_" 
But_CCB the_AT vacuuming_NN1 ?_? 
"_" When_CS I_PPIS1 come_VV0 home_RL at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT house_NN1 is_VBZ cluttered_VVN ,_, "_" Tracey_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" There_EX are_VBR dishes_NN2 in_II the_AT sink_NN1 and_CC stuff_VV0 underfoot_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 leave_VV0 the_AT recycle_VV0 at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT stairs_NN2 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 get_VV0 home_RL ,_, the_AT recycle_VV0 is_VBZ just_RR where_CS I_PPIS1 left_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO be_VBI critical_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ taken_VVN some_DD getting_VVG used_JJ to_II ._. "_" 
Amy_NP1 Reiss_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 divorce_NN1 lawyer_NN1 in_II Manhattan_NP1 ,_, said_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN a_AT1 spate_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 seeking_VVG to_TO end_VVI their_APPGE marriages_NN2 after_CS they_PPHS2 re-entered_VVD the_AT work_NN1 force_NN1 or_CC expanded_VVD their_APPGE careers_NN2 to_TO replace_VVI their_APPGE husbands_NN2 '_GE income_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wives_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX resent_VVI working_VVG ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR pleased_JJ to_TO contribute_VVI ._. 
But_CCB "_" the_AT husbands_NN2 become_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 call_VV0 'clickers_NN2 ,_, "_" Ms._NNB Reiss_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" These_DD2 are_VBR unemployed_JJ men_NN2 who_PNQS sit_VV0 on_II the_AT couch_NN1 all_DB day_NNT1 ,_, holding_VVG the_AT remote_JJ and_CC watching_VVG TV_NN1 ,_, unable_JK to_TO step_VVI up_RP and_CC take_VVI over_RP some_DD of_IO the_AT household_NN1 tasks_NN2 and_CC chores_NN2 associated_VVN with_IW raising_VVG the_AT kids_NN2 ._. "_" 
Those_DD2 women_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, come_VV0 to_II her_PPHO1 looking_VVG for_IF an_AT1 exit_NN1 strategy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Berrys_NP2 are_VBR not_XX seeking_VVG Ms._NNB Reiss_NP1 's_GE services_NN2 ._. 
For_IF one_PN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR better_JJR at_II coping_VVG in_II lean_JJ times_NNT2 ._. 
Scott_NP1 hopes_VVZ he_PPHS1 will_VM be_VBI making_VVG money_NN1 again_RT soon_RR :_: he_PPHS1 is_VBZ consulting_VVG on_II a_AT1 start-up_NN1 that_CST may_VM receive_VVI financing_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ would_VM generate_VVI a_AT1 modest_JJ but_CCB regular_JJ paycheck_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ still_RR a_AT1 morning_NNT1 person_NN1 ._. 
The_AT first_MD out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 wakes_VVZ his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC helps_VVZ the_AT children_NN2 get_VVI ready_JJ for_IF school_NN1 ._. 
Once_CS the_AT school_NN1 bus_NN1 pulls_VVZ away_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 heads_VVZ for_IF his_APPGE regular_JJ workout_NN1 at_II the_AT gym_NN1 ._. 
By_II 11_MC a.m._RA ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ showered_VVN and_CC dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 pressed_JJ oxford_NN1 shirt_NN1 and_CC sitting_VVG at_II the_AT computer_NN1 in_II his_APPGE home_NN1 office_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 handles_VVZ phone_NN1 calls_NN2 stemming_VVG from_II his_APPGE consulting_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knocks_VVZ off_RP at_II about_RG 5_MC for_IF dinner_NN1 ._. 
"_" My_APPGE job_NN1 right_RR now_RT is_VBZ looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 job_NN1 ,_, "_" Scott_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 may_VM not_XX be_VBI getting_VVG paid_VVN ,_, but_CCB when_RRQ I_PPIS1 sit_VV0 down_RP at_II my_APPGE computer_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM ready_JJ to_TO work_VVI physically_RR ,_, mentally_RR and_CC psychologically_RR ._. "_" 
Learning_VVG to_TO roll_VVI with_IW it_PPH1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ become_VVN something_PN1 of_IO an_AT1 expert_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR making_VVG a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO changes_NN2 ,_, "_" Scott_NP1 added_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX always_RR comfortable_JJ ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 're_VBR doing_VDG it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
Tracey_NP1 sounded_VVD more_RGR tentative_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 and_CC Scott_NP1 sat_VVD on_II either_DD1 end_NN1 of_IO the_AT couch_NN1 during_II an_AT1 interview_NN1 not_XX long_RR ago_RA as_CSA she_PPHS1 used_VVD two_MC hands_NN2 to_TO tick_VVI off_II the_AT number_NN1 of_IO marriages_NN2 that_CST she_PPHS1 knows_VVZ are_VBR foundering_VVG or_CC ending_NN1 ._. 
"_" Economics_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX the_AT only_JJ reason_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX help_VVI ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 paused_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, considering_CS the_AT distance_NN1 she_PPHS1 and_CC Scott_NP1 have_VH0 traveled_VVN ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 shifted_VVD her_APPGE seat_NN1 to_TO move_VVI closer_RRR to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX help_VVI but_CCB see_VV0 how_RGQ fantastic_JJ and_CC free_VVI he_PPHS1 looked_VVD ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX help_VVI but_CCB be_VBI pissed_VVN off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VHD just_RR broken_VVN his_APPGE legs_NN2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 or_CC so_RR earlier_RRR in_II that_DD1 horse_NN1 accident_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO risk_VVI doing_VDG it_PPH1 again_RT ?_? 
The_AT horses_NN2 had_VHD their_APPGE joyride_NN1 and_CC slowed_VVN to_II an_AT1 easy_JJ trot_NN1 ,_, and_CC Patrick_NP1 hopped_VVD off_RP blithely_RR ,_, unscathed_JJ ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD over_RP to_II me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 smiled_VVD a_RR21 little_RR22 sheepishly_RR ,_, waiting_VVG to_TO see_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO admonish_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM only_RR shake_VVI my_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC try_VVI my_APPGE best_JJT not_XX to_TO smile_VVI ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS 's_VBZ taken_VVN on_RP cancer_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA always_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ on_II the_AT ride_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 know_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO ride_VVI this_DD1 horse_NN1 as_RG far_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 'll_VM go_VVI ._. 
