My daughter is starting primary 1 next year, and I, too, am thinking about either stopping work or going part time (mainly to supplement income, not because I love work so much). I have hubby hybrid type 3+5 (loves his work) + "6" (also wants wife to continue to work coz he admires working women + likes additional income for savings).


Most of all I will miss the income when I stop work, I think. Just the freedom to not worry about whether we can afford holidays etc. Secondly, I also worry it would be difficult to "rejoin" workforce later and reporting to my juniors now. BUT, I still think it’s important to "be there" for the kids coz I have seen several dysfunctional kids/families… and how difficult it is to ‘repair’, and maybe sometimes it’s a lost cause. A friend of mine said, just remember to benchmark your decisions by what you want your eulogy to be about when you bite the dust. My plan is to ask boss for part-time after bonus next year as plan A, failing which plan B is to stop completely. Anyone out there with good advice on starting your own business?