I know you must work and make a living so you can support your children but have you taken the time to realize how it may be affecting them?
Many years ago, I had to make a decision that would ultimately change my life. My son was acting up in school and I saw if I didn’t make some type of intervention I could lose him forever.
Mind you this all started when he was eight years old and it escalated to the point where he had problems with women teachers but not with men teachers.
The decision was crucial because would I:
- Continue to work full time and neglect my son needs, or
- Do I quit and work part time so I can attend to his needs
I decided to quit and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made. You see by putting him first, it caused me to get more creative in how I would make a living.
Sure, I got a part time job and I was teaching college in the evening but the bulk of my income was gone!
Ultimately, I decided to start consulting and began to offer my computer skills for a price. Now I use those computer skills to reach you using the Internet, to develop web sites, to sell products and services online and to help people to start and run an online business.
That one, tough decision opened up a new world for me. So, don’t worry too much about making the tough decisions when it comes to your children. Everything will work out…although it may not happen in the way you think it will or should.
The way I saw it over ten years ago, either I focus on him and get him straighten out or the penal system will do the job for me. It wasn’t easy but nothing in life worth having is easy!