Take it from someone who has been doing this for some years now. I have 3 side projects. A job a girfriend and a son.
It is entirely possible but entirely depending on your spouse and on how much you are prepared to sacrifice.
I even took it up a notch and moved to the other side of the Atlantic.
Relying on Skype, Pair and monthly visits. Suffice to say it's not easy and not without it's challenges. But if you have a great spouse and are very clear on what the goal of you doing what you are doing is. Then it's possible.
The article is about developing a stable balance between family, work and side projects- how does monthly visits to your son create as a good balance? It sounds more like a temporarily tolerated situation rather than something feasible (or desireable) long term.
Because I have lived here over the years (before I met my gf and got my son) and have large parts of my friends here.
Because my gf have a job she really loves and didn't want to move with me right away (but maybe later)
Because sometimes you have to think strategic about your families future. (of course with the danger of destroying the very family you are trying to create)
It is entirely possible but entirely depending on your spouse and on how much you are prepared to sacrifice.
I even took it up a notch and moved to the other side of the Atlantic.
Relying on Skype, Pair and monthly visits. Suffice to say it's not easy and not without it's challenges. But if you have a great spouse and are very clear on what the goal of you doing what you are doing is. Then it's possible.