Original Message

Have I triggered you into questioning your possible decision to pursue an airline career?

I harp on commuting because I don't know a single airline pilot that did not commute sometime in their career and when people quit airline flying it is the primary reason they do so. 

It is not a drawback it's part of the job.  It's sort of like flying EMS where the med crew could be seen as a drawback, but are part of the job.  

The costs and impacts of commuting on your quality of life should be thoroughly understood and considered especially if you own a home or young children.  It is not like commuting to the GOM where you go to the same place and are gone the same amount of time.  You often have to add a travel day in either side of your commute which will be unpaid. If you only have two days off between trips you don't go home in those cases. You wind up paying for a hotel room.  Consider the realties of commuting before you spend a bunch of money for your MEL. 

If you could get over your anger and accusations happy to provide some insight.