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Hindsight on Making the Juggle Easier

"If only I knew then what I know now…" is a familiar refrain and one which was brought up on the Wall Street Journal’s "Juggle" blog today.  Sara Schaefer Muñoz  writes :

"Would different choices earlier have made your juggle easier?

We’ve gotten a lot of comments from childless readers who say that the issues brought up here make them balk at having a family. One 25-year-old reader emailed us this (edited) note:

As if I wasn’t worried enough about the future, paying for a home, having a children and bringing them up well, this blog has alerted me to so many challenges that I never even thought about.”

    So our young reader asks for some advice:

“If a Juggler knew then (i.e. back at my age and stage in life) what they know now… is there anything they’d do differently: Save money? Have children at a different time? Move to a different area? Do things differently at work?”

    Or, she asks, is juggling work and family just hard no matter what? Dear readers, please advise."

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Ohhh, if only I had known then what I know now, I would have…

1. Changed careers BEFORE my child was born.

2. Started a little earlier.

3. Been more relaxed about the whole thing so I could have enjoyed her more when she was a baby.

Do I think the juggle is hard no matter what?  Yes, but THE most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.

-Susan Martin, mom, and work life balance coach.

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