The family farm has been passed down from father to son for 3 generations. Your father is nearing retirement, and you and he have an agreement that as that time approaches he'll gradually transfer the full responsibility of the operation over to you. It's been a year since the transfer time was scheduled to begin, and nothing has happened. Your father has been showing reluctance to turn over responsibilities, and your relationship is becoming more tense. You have a decent job and a reasonable salary but in the current economic climate it's getting harder and harder to make ends meet.
Every month is a struggle.
Now's the time to let your spouse know. Since John, your ranch hand, got sick, the number of chores not getting done have been piling up. You've been starting to worry about it more and more, and the worries have made you lose sleep. You find yourself with less energy to attack the chores at hand. You have a new supervisor at work who doesn't seem to like you.