Parenting While Pursuing Your Personal Dreams. Pursuing your dreams AND raising a family? More kids = less time to most people, and that is 100% true! But, although it is inevitable that you may need to slow down to some extent, it’s important that you always, always, always keep pursuing that dream. Not convinced you have what it takes? My tips (from one busy parent to another) should help guide you to the life of family-dream balance you deserve.