I am married with 2 DC, one grown, early 20s, other 10yo. Currently run a very small business, have done for 15 years, brings in an ok income for the hours I do, and fits really well around youngest child. Before that I worked for over a decade in financial services, admin roles, up to management when I left.
I have always done jobs that fit in with family life, never anything I have really wanted to do, but have happily worked and progressed most of the time. But.... now I would like to have a complete change and go to uni to get a degree leading to a career in one of the healthcare professions. I would be 47 by the time I graduated.
I have wanted to do this a result of learning what I think are my strengths, needing to do a job which benefits other people, and a challenge for me to achieve something other than just a job and raising children.
But DH works really hard in a stressful job and hates it. He is slightly older and is looking more towards early retirement than me starting a new career, so isn't as keen as me obviously.
I feel like I am being very selfish, and it would be easy to just carry on as I am and forget it. Money isn't really the issue, but impact on family and home would be. I could carry on my business around study initially.
Is this a really stupid idea at my age?
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ShouldICouldI · 22/02/2017 08:05
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