I went part time a couple of years ago when my wife changed jobs and I wanted to spend more time with children & cut childcare costs. My experience was negativ

I went part time a couple of years ago when my wife changed jobs and I wanted to spend more time with children & cut childcare costs. My experience was negative. I found that I didn't have the time anymore to get everything I needed to, do the work, market myself, learn new skills, deal with all the admin etc etc. Things started to drift and ended up losing motivation and customers. However I wouldn't change anything. I got to spend much more time with my family, but from a career perspective I have certainly stagnated. I am looking forward to going back full time in 12 months when my youngest starts secondary school. Everybody's situation is different and you are not going to know how it will pan out until you try it.