Title sounds bad but hear me out.

I work as a lobster fisherman. I’m away from home for months at a time, and then come back for 4-6 weeks to spend time with my roommate and kids.

With the Christmas season approaching, I’m scheduled to get off on December 22nd. My captain just approached me and said that they are short on men for one more tour and he wants me to stay on for another week. It pays time and a half, which would be $700 a day, much more than all of my friends earn.

I could really use the money so I told him I would do it. My roommate is upset with me, because she wants me to come home and spend time with her and my kids. From my perspective, I could really use the money for bills, and Christmas is just a day on the calendar. We can celebrate at the end of the month when I get home.

Also I recently bought a meat slicer for $200.

So Reddit, AITA?

Edit: Answering a few of the common questions:

Roommate is the mother of my children and also my girlfriend, but we are not in love.

Meat slicer is relevant because of the additional financial strain. I’m the primary user of the meat slicer when I’m home but she has full use of it while I’m away.

Edit 2: I’m getting a lot of questions about the meat slicer. When you buy ribeye pre-sliced there’s a 50 cent premium per slice, relative to buying a full ribeye and slicing your own. So assuming you have 3-4 ribeyes a week it pays for itself in just over 2 years.