"Before having children, I worked as a journalist for years. I loved my job, and after my daughter was born in 2021, I returned to work full time at a magazine. My monthly salary just covered her childcare fees with little left over. This meant my husband had to cover all other living expenses, with only tiny contributions from me. When we had our second baby, a son in 2023, something had to change."
"I decided I needed to quit my full-time job I had always wanted to be a journalist because I loved hearing and writing stories. It was my dream job. But the stress of trying to make it work financially, my desire to spend time with my children as they grew, and our decision not to put two children into childcare five days a week all pointed to one solution: I had to quit the magazine."
I worked as a journalist before children and returned full time after my daughter was born in 2021, but my salary only covered childcare. After a second child in 2023, childcare for both was unaffordable and I was losing money monthly. Financial stress affected my mood and family life, so I quit the magazine to prioritize my children. I became a stay-at-home mother and started freelancing part time while the children attend daycare three days a week. Freelancing provides flexibility and keeps my skills alive, but income is irregular and often insufficient, requiring reliance on savings.
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