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I didn’t say it’s impossible. We can optimize our time better, we can hire a nanny, she can stop breastfeeding at several months of age etc. But do we want to?
by loxs 5y ago
I didn’t say it’s impossible. We can optimize our time better, we can hire a nanny, she can stop breastfeeding at several months of age etc.
But do we want to?
It’s a personal/family
decision and it’s definitely based on circumstances and necessities.
Historically people have raised children in dire conditions.
Still would I rather do a startup or have a regular job while raising babies? I don’t think I would ever go the startup route.
Would I do a startup otherwise? Hell yeah.
You may think differently, but my bubble definitely leans towards either having babies or startups, not both - I know some failed marriages and/or startups while trying both. Of course, there is also the rare success in both (I know one such).
- bladegash 5y agoOh, by all means if you’re able to choose to do so via the means and desire, I think it’s a great opportunity for not only your child, but also for you and your spouse. I was more surprised at what seemed like was a suggestion that you can’t go back to work or else it would be markedly more difficult for your spouse. I guess it’s to say, lots of people choose not to have additional children because of fears like that and while it is not always easy, people can work and raise children, and better, they still turn out just fine. Kudos to you both for sacrificing your personal goals to spend time raising your child!
- loxs 5y agoYeah, and also COVID didn’t help either. We would definitely hire hourly babysitters, daycare etc, but with COVID it’s not that straightforward. Probably we will try something like that from now on, after we got our vaccines