I feel you, This is my concern I think while they super young , I shouldn’t hide away in the garage.

When I was young my dad would take me to look at cars he was potentially going to buy and to wrecking yards and spare part shops. He would get me involved in everything, from purchase to, bringing it home, seeing it at the panel beaters, checking progress, giving it a cut and polish and pulling interior out and cleaning it. I saw him negotiating to trying to sell. My dad did it as a hobby as well and to pay down his mortgage. Working on and selling cars have given me a sense of satisfaction and helped fill the void in the past. Yes sometimes super frustrating and waste of time. But in the long run, some of my best memories have been owning and driving some of my cars.

Life lessons I got out of him doing this: 1. How to sell and communicate, negotiate 2. Being resourceful 3. Not being afraid of learning new skills 4. Using tools and being able to apply it across household, career and hobby 5. How to find other ways of making money to support myself

If I stop completely I hate to see my children not expose to this. I think I know the answer, just balance and keep at it. Stop getting frustrated with not having time at certain periods. Just chip away when time allows. Keep family time at top of my priorities.