If you had children/married young and now have a medium/high paying job how did you do it?

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Qoostions · 07/06/2026 13:21

Currently 25, working for low pay and in all honesty relying on dhs medium paying wage. Did children and marriage young (first child at 16) .

So if you also had children young and have a relatively well paying job how did you get back into it?

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Qoostions · 07/06/2026 13:28

PiggieWig · 07/06/2026 13:24

I think this depends on your starting point and industry. I had my first at 24 and had completed my training but had only just set foot through the door of an actual job, so it took me time to build up experience.

Do you have any qualifications/training or do you need to start there? It’s doable - you might just need a plan. The early years are hard but the advantage is you have time to catch up.

Despite having my first at 16 I had fortunate timing regarding qualifications did GCSEs while pregnant and passed most of them. Dc born in autumn so old enough to go to the college nursery the following September so only really missed one year. Have a level three qualification.
But aware you need a degree for almost everything that isn’t minimum wage these days. My cv is also rubbish

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Livelovelaughfuckoff · 07/06/2026 13:28

Retrained and went back to university when the children were in primary school. Worked in privates services for 7 years and did specialist post grad training and then set up my own private service.

Octavia64 · 07/06/2026 13:26

Depends what you mean by well paying.

i had kids early twenties which was relatively young but I’d finished my degree

went on to be a teacher

PiggieWig · 07/06/2026 13:24

Do you have any qualifications/training or do you need to start there? It’s doable - you might just need a plan. The early years are hard but the advantage is you have time to catch up.

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