Hahahahaha to this thread.
You. Are. Going. To. Be. Away. From. Home.
You have a LONG way to go.
Do you LOVE the idea of flying for a career?
If no (and even if yes depending on circumstances), find another career.
This career can be great, brutal, and most often both with varying percentages to either column. I have a three year old and a three
Month old and just spent six weeks away in training, and now am Junior with 13 days home a month. It blows sometimes. Ask my daughter. Ask my wife. I love what I do, but it comes with serious baggage (pun intended).