I'll gladly admit that I made a wrong choice when setting out on a mission of achieving a life-long aviation career not knowing how much it takes. I spent a lot of money on my education, and save for the incredible experiences my education and 3-year piloting career gave me, I realise that I made a bad choice. The final nail in the coffin was when my girlfriend got pregnant, I couldn't imagine spending so much time away from her and my child.
Flying and aviation is my passion, and a managerial position in handling/ground ops is the dream job for me now and it's not not too far away. I haven't given up on flying entirely though, I still do 1-2 GA flights per month and I do PPL and instrument instruction quite a lot.
There is nothing that would be better for me than being able to work normal full-time hours suitable for a family father as a commercial pilot, with a pay that I can live from in Norway, but sadly that is extremely difficult to get.
I have incredible respect for my former colleagues though!