Career & Income

I am 42 and have never had a proper career — can tailoring become my second chance?

Lakshmi Devi asks

A question we hear often
I stopped working after marriage and my children are now 15 and 11. I have been stitching for my family for years but never thought seriously about earning from it. Now I finally have some time and I keep wondering whether I am starting too late.

ONSA's Answer

Forty-two is not too late, even though it can feel that way at 11pm with the doubt sitting next to you. You actually have a head start a lot of beginners don't — years of stitching for your own family means your hands already know more than you're giving them credit for. You don't have to decide today that this becomes a full income; that pressure is what stalls most people before they even begin. Start by getting properly consistent and confident, take on a little work when it feels right, and let the 'is this a career' question answer itself over time instead of needing an answer upfront.

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