Did you sacrifice any of your dreams to raise your kids?

No I've never seen raising my son as having to sacrifice anything. One of my dreams was to swim with dolphins ... and I did that several times with junior, which made the experience so much more meaningful.

by Ivana Katz

No I didn't for my kids -while they were young, I worked from home, started a business which later supported us all and had it for 27 years.
I really had no career dreams so I did not sacrifice anything.

by Finy

OMG! That's what I did! I started an advertising agency in 2000 and supported my family working around my son's schedule. I only hired moms and the office was only open from 9 am to 4 pm so that we could take our kids to school and be home when they came home from school.

No, my children were a much better dream than the ones I had planned for
myself - I learnt so much through them. I think having a happy and fulfilled parent is better for children than having all the frills and whistles and a grumpy tired parent, it also teaches children to be resilient. Of course there are degrees to this and it would depend on the situation.

by Sam Page

Yes, for my last son I did....give everything to raising him.Mainly because he has ADHD & ODD, so my husband was not there for us.
I cried a lot from fear, but we got there in the end 21 years later.

I have no regrets,because other doors opened.

by jonaja

Wow, you are an amazing person.

I really don't think I am Polly...just a mum who loves hers son, anyway he's still at home with me, and now 24!..I think it's my cooking lol..lol.. : )

Not really, no. I haven't realised my dream career yet but it's not the kids that are stopping me and it may still happen. I do make sacrifices for my kids (money, time, ability to socialise) but that is, hopefully, more of a short term thing.

by Jennifer Muirhead

No, much as I probably sound like I do the way I carry on sometimes, I haven't really sacrificed anything I didn't want to. Raising a family has always been something I wanted to do. Doing it how I want to when society seems to be pushing the other way can be a trail at times, but I've always enjoyed a challenge. I chip away at my goals even now that I have three small children, making sure to do a little bit each day or week towards the other things I want to achieve. It may take a bit longer, but eventually I'll get there. And life is about the journey, isn't it?

by Sarah Bell

No, all was well. I didn't have any dreams, way back then, as we were bringing up 2 young kids.

by Miro