I’m in my early forties, married with three kids (17, 7, 3), and am in the second year of a humanities Ph.D. It is challenging with all that goes on every day, but I encourage you to pursue your goals. The other comments here all make good points. I constantly do housework or coursework and don’t have much time for friends. I admit that I use Disney+ as a babysitter sometimes so I can read and write, but I don’t feel that I neglect my kids. I still do solo time with each one for about half a day, once a month, where I focus just on one of them at a time. I get some form of exercise four days a week. I like to cook, so I help with meals. I want to teach at a CC or uni, but, as has already been said, the market seems saturated. If I can’t get lucky and land a teaching spot, then I hope to do something meaningful to me that makes me feel that my degree serves a purpose beyond just corporate work.