[stallmanite]

I have felt this quite strongly but never quite articulated it. Thank you for the clarity.

[munificent]

It took me a really long time to understand what I was feeling. I could sense this bittersweet thing whenever the kids accomplished something new but didn't know where it came from.

Then it clicked for me one day: I miss their younger selves. Every new milestone is the end of a phase that I'll never get to see again.