I started my company before my daughter was born, but because of covid and Ukraine (I’m in Europe) it went bad and it’s only been OK for a year and a half now.
When our daughter was born, my wife forced me to cut 1h of work per day. She told me I could work more after our daughter was in bed if needed, to check the mails for instance. She does that a lot herself as a teacher, but I almost never find strength to work the evening because I’m too tired. So I cut one hour and… Nothing got worse.
I thought It was going to be bad but it wasn’t.
The thing is : the first year was awfull because I didn’t make enough money, so I used what I had saved. Because of that I became a lot tougher when I have to negotiate a contract, because I do feel that people asking for a low price are disrespecting me and putting my family in danger, which they are.
I still don’t make as much as I would If I worked for somebody, but I make enough, I work less, and there are many other perks.
TLDR : my wife was right. Yours might also be.
Also : I’m not my own man, I had associates all along. I don’t know if I could have done it alone.
Good luck to find your way
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