Each person starts in a different place. Their fears, their family, and what waits for them are not the same.

Balanced risk profile
A father coming home to a family that made room for him — barely.
Trained as a stall cook before he was inside. Two children he last saw as toddlers. His wife kept the family together — barely — and never stopped writing.
That his son will look at him like a stranger.
Wife works two jobs. Son (12) is quiet around him. Daughter (9) is excited he is home. His mother lives in Toa Payoh.
Six years out of the workforce. Manual skills are strong but his back is not what it was.
Family that already made room for him — if he shows up.
These numbers shift the first day, not the whole story. What you do next matters more.