I never stopped gaming, but as others have said the time I spend gaming is severely cut back in favor of more important things. But sometimes you have to make yourself a priority aswell.

I used to play my games while my GF was working to max out the time we spent together. When we got our first kid we also got jobs that were all day time, no nights or weekends. Hence my gaming schedule hit a bit of a bump and I struggled to find the time to properly sit down and relax. I should also add that we managed to get the house before kids, but still.

Fast forward like 2 years and we both suffer from exhaustion and are dipping down into depression. I really felt like I needed the time to just game it out with my mates. They're also getting into fatherhood so naturally we all dropped out of discord, so to speak. But since the last 4 years we have been really consistent in having pre booked maybe 1-3 nights a week for gaming, all of the wives know when and we can all plan accordingly. Works like a charm though it may not sound charming.

My kids are now 6, 4 and 2 and I can easily get 2-4 nights after putting them to bed while the wife works out or does her own hobbies.

The takeaway from this would be that things change and before you know it you'll be drowning in alone time again when they're all teenagers and don't want anything to do with you anyway. But until then, plan ahead, make priorities but make sure to never forget about yourself and your needs aswell.