George Patterson wrote:

Got married and when the
kids started to arrive, he gradually quit flying.

I guess I'm lucky in my timing.

My instrument checkride had to be put off as my wife was busy giving birth
at the time. A month or so later, I was rated.

My more recently arrived son put a real crimp in my commercial training.
But to be honest, work pressure's probably done more.

On the other hand, I've been a pilot for longer than my youngest has been
alive. And all comments about the poor utility of GA as transportation
aside, we've managed a number of trips (with our eldest) that would have
been tough w/o flying.

I also hold out the hope that we'll be doing more and farther as the kids
age.

If I weren't a pilot yet? I don't know. I like to think it wouldn't make a
difference, but...?

- Andrew