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My optimistic take as someone with zero experience in parenting, but lots of experience failing give myself breathing room and who is 30, is that you don't. I'm personally not that satisfied with my day to day work, but don't have any dependents or a mortgage or really any possessions or much responsibility, but I have hobbies and things I enjoy doing. A startup would probably grind me down and take away the bit of sustainable breathing room I need to be happy in other areas, all for what is probably a gamble.

The optimistic part is that you could theoretically work up to doing this when your kids are a bit older. Not necessarily full adults, but maybe.

For me personally I'd reduce the choice to "Would I rather have a good relationship with my family and self or sit in front of a computer even more, to possibly compromise everyone's well-being or come out with more money?" and that choice would be obvious.



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