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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mehrkat" data-source="post: 1884161" data-attributes="member: 10891">Gamers with familyI've been gaming for two decades and have a young child.  In my younger days we split our weekends and gamed 4 or 5 games a weekend but now my time is more constrained.  My SO doesn't play but she accepts that for me this is my necessary me time and I'm not the partner or parent I want to be when I'm not given the release.  Unfortunately I only get to play once per week but fortunately I get to play once per week.  My gaming group are all singles and there are several other simultaneous games going on that I am not a part of but they understand my time limitations.  It means I miss a lot of their other games occastionally with much regret but they always plan one game I'm interested in in my "me time" window.I don't have the time to GM so I don't even try anymore.  A few failed attempts over the last few years have convinced me.  To get out that desire I work on my created worlds and plot various evil plans and write them in a notebook giggle about it maniacally for a week or two and then let it sit on a shelf.I think as gamers get older a few are going to leave the hobby and a few are just going stick with it but in different ways.  As my child and trades me in for the cute girl down the street I expect I will start to have some time and may pick up the GM mantle again.</blockquote>