I'm a married guy. Baby boy on the way (our first!!!). I'm getting a lot of crap from a coworker. He insistently tells me I won't be riding anymore after he's born. I can't emphasize enough that he's really not joking anymore. At first he laughed about it, now not so much. I'm really starting to believe he simply HATES the fact I ride in nearly every morning to work. It's rare I drive anymore... besides winter. I drive 1 day out of the week in the winter.

SO, how many of you are married and with children and/or newborns? Are newborns any different vs grown children for those of you who commute? FYI - my wife drives everywhere. She does not bike commute at all. One of the reasons I ride to work is because I believe that pushing on a bike pedal vs a gas pedal is one way to make the planet a better place for my child(ren). I don't only do it for fitness/training/exercise/fun. I want to raise my child to see that you don't have to drive everywhere. I don't want to sit on the couch every night and do nothing. I *want* to be as healthy as I can, so I can keep up with him as he gets older. I want him to look up to his dad and see that if you have the will to do something, you can get it done no matter what! Some people will never experience the sense of accomplishment you get from riding 10 miles to work, 25 mph headwind with single digit temps. Am I supposed to simply stop bike commuting (or cycling for that matter) simply because I have a child now?

Is it bad for me to want my wife to drive the baby wherever we are going to end up having him watched while we are at work (she chooses to drive right now... her attitude might change in the future)? I am (and always will) work day shift - only option where I work (IT). My wife works second shift now, but won't in the future. She will probably switch to first shift after she gets done with college (she will be finishing college when we have baby).

Is the future really that grim for me? Am I going to never ride again like this a**hole tells me? Why is he being such a downer? It was funny at first... but after 3 months of him being more and more insistent (like a know-it-all), it's getting old. I do get the same every once in a while from others, but not nearly as much. Thankfully I don't work *with* him, just eat lunch with the guy.

I ride to work. What's the difference, besides driving the baby where he needs to go, from me driving to work and riding my bike to work? Heck, after baby is a year or older, I'll tack on a trailer on the bike and bike him to daycare. We have a daycare center less than a quarter mile from home. If anything I can take him over there on the bike with the trailer, go back home, get on my commuting bike and bike to work. I just get tired of people telling me I won't be riding to work/ or even riding at all when the baby comes. I'm sorry, but this is part of my life... so deal with it... or are they right? I need advice! I need someone to tell me it's not as bad as what people are telling me it's going to be like. I know I won't be putting in 7000+ miles a year for the time being... but I sure as heck am not going down to 0.