Thanks for sharing that personal story! I’ve always defined myself as relatively ambitious but less in the sense of money - because there is no ££ in the social sciences.
I travel for work (work city and home city are an airplane ride apart). And maybe that means I’ve prioritised my career over my kid but I’m not sure?
I feel like a weirdo in our community of sahms and part time workers, but everyone is happy and we spend good quality time together even when it’s lacking in quantity.
I came from a very successful/ambitious/type A family, except when it comes to personal lives they are a mess- multiple divorces, alcoholism, etc. So I had a very black and white perspective as far as family first. But I am also driven professionally. Except that as an educator, it became obvious that any promotion meant long hours I wasn’t willing to sacrifice away from my kids. Which is basically how I ended up on Substack- and subsequently figuring out a way to give more back to my local community, but primarily after I put my kids to bed!
Thanks for sharing that personal story! I’ve always defined myself as relatively ambitious but less in the sense of money - because there is no ££ in the social sciences.
I travel for work (work city and home city are an airplane ride apart). And maybe that means I’ve prioritised my career over my kid but I’m not sure?
I feel like a weirdo in our community of sahms and part time workers, but everyone is happy and we spend good quality time together even when it’s lacking in quantity.
I came from a very successful/ambitious/type A family, except when it comes to personal lives they are a mess- multiple divorces, alcoholism, etc. So I had a very black and white perspective as far as family first. But I am also driven professionally. Except that as an educator, it became obvious that any promotion meant long hours I wasn’t willing to sacrifice away from my kids. Which is basically how I ended up on Substack- and subsequently figuring out a way to give more back to my local community, but primarily after I put my kids to bed!