- Liz Alterman is an author and journalist who lives in New Jersey.
- This is an excerpt from her book "Sad Sacked," which is available for preorder (out June 11).
- "Sad Sacked" chronicles the time she and her husband lost their jobs within six weeks of each other.
We decided to tell the boys after dinner. We had to approach this delicately. I feared if the mood were too solemn, they'd panic and think we were getting divorced. But I also didn't want to appear so carefree that they imagined we were finally getting a Labradoodle.
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