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[quote=Anonymous]I work part-time for myself, and this allows me to pick my elementary school aged child up when school is over. I was SAH DC's first year then gradually ramped up my company which is currently 6 years old and I am choosing not to grow it right now.

DC is young, but I intend to keep this up throughout the school years because having been someone who got into trouble around age 11-13 when no one was home, I get that this is crucial. We seem to be on track to make that happen, so I want to make that afternoon-availability happen.

The challenge with part-time work, especially when you work for yourself, is that it often spirals out of control and you find yourself doing more after 3pm than you intended to because you are technically always "on." I try to sidestep that, and I have some ideas about how to control it as the years creep into middle school territory, but it's a challenge that is in the back of my mind.

I would say work NOW on trying to cultivate a business you can do on your own when you want as your kid's age. Bonus if you are able to grow it freely after they go to college. Or, you can find part-time work that you can leave daily at 2 or 3 and leave on your desk. That works well, but can be hard to find!

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