[ydidntithnkftht]

Throwaway as well here...

Wow- this is a really close fit for me as well. My resume has started to look like I used it for target practice because I've been jumping around trying to find a better fit.

~12 years of programming here for various companies large and small.

I don't have any advice for you but I would love to work with you on something (not that I would expect that to happen).

Burnout and fatigue is real. Maybe someone else will respond with tips on how to make this more tolerable in the mean time?

My wife and I are thinking about having kids and I'm wondering if that will help me with the "legacy" desire (which is a VERY real thing for me.

Good luck in any case and I look forward to seeing the replies this gets...

[sharemywin]

If your going to start some kind of business do it before you have kids. I can't promise success but I can tell you'll become a lot more risk adverse.

[gdfer]

Not to mention having WAY more time for it (assuming you're the type that believes once you have kids, they deserve your attention & care more than other things).