Keep us posted on how this eventually works out, GTW. I am going to be in the same boat although my lighty is just shy of a year so I supect that by the time he is old enough to fly I will have the requisite experience.
Mrs Bok is a nervous flyer, even in bigs, so I am not holding my breath to get her deeply interested in the whole thing.
Beyond the obvious fear of flying, I have also found a mistrust when family or friends suddenly become qualified people. My little sister is now a physio and many of my drunken mates from varsity are now doctors. It's always a bit weird experiencing them in their "Official" personas for the first time.
In fact, I am about to start training with a CFI who was a few years junior to me at school. It's a bit odd to remember these snotty little things suddenly teaching you what's what.