[JenB]

Enjoy that bitter certainty, lady. I have a husband and a daughter I love.

You will never have the time, energy, freedom or mobility to be exceptional if you have a husband and kids.

I have the support and love I need to do what I want. If you think you need time, freedom, or mobility to become exceptional you will always find another excuse for why you can't achieve what you want.

I had a choice in my early twenties: get married, or get a ph.D. Only it was a no-brainer, doesn't even rate the word "choice". I don't have to fill my life with things like "backpacking across Asia" to make myself feel fulfilled, I've got a family for that.

[Tax-chick]

Also, check out the correlation between “backpacking across Asia” and “rape.”

[Scotswife]

One the backpacking trip is over ... Then what?
Or are all supposed to keep on backpacking?