Why I am here

Turn that vodka into bourbon, and I agree 100%, which is no help to an expectant mother.  And this site is no bright shining constellation, just writers trying to write something and throwing it out there for feedback.  If you are going to continue writing, it does take lots of work and diligence just to come across the inspired moments that make it all worthwhile.  Sometimes your effort pulls together in ways that are startling.  But its important not to do that in a vacuum - we're often poor judges of our own work, especially in the early stages of developing a voice or a style that suits our own creative situation.  Critical feedback is critical.  And it doesn't matter when you start writing seriously - with a goal to become seriously good.  Maybe you pour your life into your children and fall away from writing - no loss there, children grow up and the time you spend with them can never be replaced.  You'll make choices that suit yourself and your family.  I quit writing for 16 years.  When I started again, it was as if I'd never quit.