Permission to Quit and How to Afford Parental Leave

When is it okay to just deal with the sunk cost of quitting something for which you’ve already paid? And tackling a Helping Hand that covers subsidizing unpaid parental leave.

In My Humble Opinion 

It’s okay to quit (or skip) an activity for which you already paid. (Just, maybe don’t make it a regular routine.) 

Last night, I was walking home from tap class (yes, I take tap class for absolute beginners, which is the real name of the class) and my classmates and I were discussing the possibility of a recital. Our teacher, who we’ve been with since February, mentioned that, for the first time, she might have the absolute beginner class be part of the January 2023 recital. 

“Yes, I’ve made it!” I thought to myself.

Not because I’m dying to show off my occasionally decent tapping skills. But because I’d set a recital in my head as a goal from the first month of class. It happened when a friend asked, “How long do you think you’ll keep up with tap class?” and I flippantly responded, “I think until I make it to a recital.” It sounded like a good benchmark, but like many things in adulthood, I realized this was tied to my childhood.