No Time Like The Present, To Be Present

I saw this post online the other day. It hit home and hit hard.

Let's do a reality check on this. Here is my own spreadsheet of calculated time together by year. Lots of assumptions here but it'll be fairly close.

Ok that might be a bit hard to see, but according to my estimates, by the time they turn 12, it'll be 52%, rather than 75%, and by the time they turn 18, it'll be 70%, rather than 90%. Those numbers in the post did shock me, so I'm glad they are an exaggeration. However, the truth is still stark - assuming I live to 75, I have already spent half the time I am going to spend with my daughter. It'll be even less for my boys (not much less). Whichever way you look at it, the fact is, that the more independent your children become, and the older they become, the less they will look to you for their entertainment, support and company, and the more they will seek all that elsewhere. I need to make the most of the opportunity I have now, to spend quality time with my lovely kids. They do make me a much better person, and I love them so much.

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