Hi all,
I’m 33M, self employed as a freelance video creator, mostly as an editor. It pays well but physically it’s taken a toll on my body and spirit. Over the past year I’ve been moving towards directing on set and feel much happier.
Now due to Corona my wife (33) has lost her job. She has good experience and education as a communications consultant. She now wants to become a full time freelance photographer, and expects me to be the main breadwinner.
I’m seriously skeptical. This is not the first time she has decided to do a career change. The last one saw her doing a teachers certificate in a foreign country for half a year which she drained our emergency funds to do (she did not even collect the certificate upon completion).
The thought of having to continue being the primary breadwinner and only one contributing for our future does not sit well with me. Added to this is the fear of burning through our savings (again) as we have a daughter and mortgage this time around.
On the other hand I feel bad for not supporting her 100%, but our personal finances need to come first. I would love for her to chase her dreams but she ends up changing course too often.
I’m trying to convince her to find a part time job to at least to supplement her photography which she is not taking to very well.
At the end of the day I know photography better suits her personality, but I don’t want to give up our financial security or commit to slaving away behind a screen to supplement her new adventure.
Is this something others have gone through? Even though my insistence is preventing her dream I feel that I’m fair in pushing for this.
Thanks
Submitted April 23, 2021 at 10:58AM by Fireinmychest https://ift.tt/3dHQ0bI
