Yes, it is a problem, and especially frustrating for my wife at times
when the little one is sick as I cannot help without becoming severly
nauseous myself. I know I'm not the only one as I've seen the reaction in
other people, don't know why it is or what causes it though.

Heh, heh. Gee, I wish I had thought of that one, when my kids were little.
"Sorry, honey, but, uh, you know... "

:-)

Well that's just it. My wife was surprised that even after throwing up
in the plane my little girl was in really good spirits. She just didn't
beleive that she could have had a good time even after what had happened,
so
I look to it as a positive, all things considered.

Well, that's a good way to look at it. ("There MUST be a pony under all
this poop somewhere!" ;-)

Would she go up with a CFI? When I was finally able to afford flight
lessons, I sent my wife up in the left seat with the CFI on a "Discovery
Flight," with me in the back cheering her on. Heck, I *knew* I wanted to
fly, but I also knew that I wouldn't get very far without her support, so I
kept my fingers crossed...

She wasn't exactly hooked, but she had a good time and the instructor made
her feel like a natural. (It really helped that I had picked a wonderful
CFI, very easy going and fun to talk to...) Later, after I got my ticket,
Mary realized that she would be helpless if I had a stroke or a heart-attack
while flying -- so we enrolled her in a "Pinch-Hitter" course that
concentrated solely on landing the plane safely.

Once she got the hang of that (and after flying with me for a couple of
hundred hours) she realized that she was having fun, and went on to get her
Private. We now split time 50/50, and have happily spent the last decade
flying the kids from one end of the country to the other. (We've since
REALLY gone off the deep end, and started an aviation theme luxury suites
hotel, just so we could spend all of our time at the airport -- but that's
another story...)

It *can* be done -- but your row looks pretty tough to hoe from here.
Personally, I'd send her up with a CFI and let her take the controls for an
hour or two. I'll bet she feels differently after that.

Good luck!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"