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Dwane J. · 11-17-2006, 08:57 PM

What has the groups experience been with starting a business and having kids?

A year ago I started a business while being employed full time. It's been a lot of work and consumes all my free time and weekends. My revenue is nowhere near close to supporting my family. However, I enjoy the work and find it more rewarding than my day job.

My wife and I are 32 and have been married for 6.5 years. So we need to seriously start thinking about starting a family.

Unfortunately feel that I need to shelve my entrepreneurial endeavors and focus on my full time job. I'm not happy about it but feel it might be the right thing to do. From my viewpoint, I'm not sure the time is available for job + business + babies. I don't want my future kids to always see dad locked in his office working.

At the same time I'm not happy slogging through the next 20 years as a corporate drone. I feel that once I have kids the "golden handcuffs" will be locked and keys thrown away until the kids are grown.

I know there is no job security. Since 2000, My wife and I have been through 6 layoffs. Somehow we always find a decent job that pays the bills.

I know the first years are slow with a new business. However I feel that I am running out of time to have kids.

Am I crazy for thinking this way, am I giving up, should I keep chipping away until I have some success?

What have your experiences been?

11-17-2006, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dwane J. Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 114	Delaying kids while starting a business. What has the groups experience been with starting a business and having kids? A year ago I started a business while being employed full time. It's been a lot of work and consumes all my free time and weekends. My revenue is nowhere near close to supporting my family. However, I enjoy the work and find it more rewarding than my day job. My wife and I are 32 and have been married for 6.5 years. So we need to seriously start thinking about starting a family. Unfortunately feel that I need to shelve my entrepreneurial endeavors and focus on my full time job. I'm not happy about it but feel it might be the right thing to do. From my viewpoint, I'm not sure the time is available for job + business + babies. I don't want my future kids to always see dad locked in his office working. At the same time I'm not happy slogging through the next 20 years as a corporate drone. I feel that once I have kids the "golden handcuffs" will be locked and keys thrown away until the kids are grown. I know there is no job security. Since 2000, My wife and I have been through 6 layoffs. Somehow we always find a decent job that pays the bills. I know the first years are slow with a new business. However I feel that I am running out of time to have kids. Am I crazy for thinking this way, am I giving up, should I keep chipping away until I have some success? What have your experiences been?