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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  This thread has me feeling more torn than ever!  FWIW if I founded a company it would not be IT-related, but wellness-related as that’s what I did prior to working in IT (I actually don’t gaf about working in IT!).  My ultimate goal is to be in politics, which I’m working toward.  I know *for sure* I will not be a SAHM forever, but the idea of handing my kid over to an underpaid daycare worker is really, really unappealing - this is not a judgement on those who utilize daycares, which I once did, but it’s just not for me.

I guess all of this discourse goes to show that corporate America/the US government does not care a whit about the well-being of children and families, which of course I already knew. Its unfortunate that for so many working/not working is a zero-sum game.  It’s for this reason that I will most likely exercise option 3, starting my own business, because I’m not so sure I want to be enmeshed in this system.[/quote]

What do you want to do in wellness?

When my second was born, I started a marketing company for health & wellness businesses. I worked from home and hired a nanny. It was the best of everything - I continued working and I could see my baby anytime I wanted. I could even still take her to classes and the park.

You sound smart, so you can also do freelance work while you build your business up. People on Fiverr and Upwork will pay $250 for a 1000 word blog post - with practice, you can write those in 30-60 minutes. Find a blog writing class, buy some blog templates, and start putting stuff out on Fiverr. 
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