Originally Posted by SkyHigh

The only way to minimize the losses in this case is to not do it at all. Life has its costs. Once you choose to become a family man you can't go back again without severe consequences. Life as a new hire regional airline pilot is brutal. It is extremely unfair to put a family through that. The odds are that he wouldn't have a family very long if he is capable of putting them last like this. Someone mentioned that the family needs to be supportive, what about being a respectful father? Just because a wife feigns understanding doesnt mean that she will stick with it when she has to endure poverty and loneliness because her selfish husband cant buck up and care for his family. Perhaps when his kids are older he can think about returning as a CFI, but for now his responsibilities demand that he forget about it.

SkyHigh