A meditation on parenthood & time

The Hours
You Have Left

Back of the envelope math suggests that by the time a child leaves home at 18, roughly 90% of your total in-person time together has already passed. See where you are in this window.

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of your time spent together has passed

Baby & toddler years

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Age — 0

Time remaining

Calibrated to two anchors: 75% of close time has passed by age 12, and 90% by age 18.