We got 2 kids, 6 and 2. We both work full-time. Our priorities are kids first and then career. So we have made decisions that are not maximizing our earnings potential like taking a WFH job over higher paying positions.
We are okay with it for now. As someone who eventually wants to do my own thing, I’m not too worried about climbing corporate ladder. Probably when kids are older and need us less, I will re-start working on my side projects. In the meantime, I’m improving my technical and leadership skills.
I do want them to pursue their dreams though and if I don’t pursue mine, then it would be pretty hypocritical of me. So I think we should set an example for them with our actions. Just need to take care of responsibilities before chasing big dreams.
One thing, kids are hard but they teach you things that will help you in career. In my younger years, I was impatient with others, had hard time being assertive, didn’t know how to work with distractions in background. Now kids have taught me all these skills which let me be better teammate and mentor.
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We got 2 kids, 6 and 2. We both work full-time. Our priorities are kids first and then career. So we have made decisions that are not maximizing our earnings potential like taking a WFH job over higher paying positions.
We are okay with it for now. As someone who eventually wants to do my own thing, I’m not too worried about climbing corporate ladder. Probably when kids are older and need us less, I will re-start working on my side projects. In the meantime, I’m improving my technical and leadership skills.
I do want them to pursue their dreams though and if I don’t pursue mine, then it would be pretty hypocritical of me. So I think we should set an example for them with our actions. Just need to take care of responsibilities before chasing big dreams.
One thing, kids are hard but they teach you things that will help you in career. In my younger years, I was impatient with others, had hard time being assertive, didn’t know how to work with distractions in background. Now kids have taught me all these skills which let me be better teammate and mentor.