Will I regret leaving my career job to be SAHM/ casual work.

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I have been a working mum best part of a decade. My husband and I have 3 kids 9.5, 6 and 2. We are now in a position where financially we can afford for me to not work/ work casually.

I’m 99% sure I’m going to leave my part time teaching job at end of this year to supply a little bit and mainly be SAHM.

I'm excited by this prospect. We’re thinly stretched. Husband works away a lot, long hours. He’s training to be a surgeon and not a consultant yet so has to work all over. I do all dropping off/ picking up/ hobbies/ everything for kids.

I like being with our kids. There are not enough hours in day. Teaching I love but generates jobs on daily basis that I can’t do on just my working days. Always struggling to keep up. I hate how much paperwork is involved these days.

I plan to supply casually for a few years (we don’t NEED the money but would like it and want to keep CV active) would be happy with 1 day a week on average.

Anybody done similar and regretted it?! Enjoyed it?! Will I look back?!

We desperately need some balance. Feel like we’re dragging the kids up rather than bringing them up at mo. They’re always ill and we’re all run down and tired. This will fix it, I know.

Should I?! No brainier?!

@BaconAndAvocado thanks, that’s so good to know you earn the same as doing your 2 day a week job but with less hassle. That’s what I’d hoped. Husband grew up in TW so I know what you mean about the grammar schools in Kent. We live elsewhere with no grammar system but there’s still a market for after school tutoring. I wouldn’t be able to at the moment though, not until my children are secondary age really as they would be around too at those times xx

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Absolutely, my 2 at home are 15 and 17 so it's doable.
I should say that in the Summer holidays before the test in September I offer my clients 2 sessions a week (which they all take) as there's more time.