There should be a support group for over 30 startup founders that have families, bills, and full-time jobs.
My advice to any one trying to do this is to be patient and find a time management system that works for you. Also, get used to the hours between 8pm and 2am. Those hours can be your best friend and worse enemy.
Same here. 37 yrs old w/ 2 kids (3 & 2 yr olds!). Full-time job that I like but don't love. Lots of ideas that need room to breathe in their own skin. I'm preparing to create an LLC to do just that.
I don't know where it will lead in the future (maybe nowhere), but I'm prepared to deal with that. The harder thing to deal with is simply sitting on the sidelines doing nothing while life passes me by.
My advice to any one trying to do this is to be patient and find a time management system that works for you. Also, get used to the hours between 8pm and 2am. Those hours can be your best friend and worse enemy.