[tacoman]

Yes, spending time with little kids can be really boring, be present when it counts though. This period of life doesn't last forever so take care of your health and maintain your important relationships with whatever energy you can muster.

Every time I look at pictures of my kids when they were younger I feel a tinge of regret for not being more in the moment.

[warner25]

I feel the same as WheatMillington most of the time, but also feel the same as you when I look at pictures of my kids from the past few years. It's so conflicting.

[klipt]

"The days are long, but the years are short"

[spockz]

100% this. Be in the moment. Enjoy. Play.

You can rest later. (When the kids are bigger and can do chores themselves. ;-))

[Aeolun]

> I feel a tinge of regret for not being more in the moment.

That’s not really something you control. In that moment you probably just wanted to escape for 5 minutes of blessed peace.

[ip26]

The weird part is the lag. You want to escape for 5 minutes. But you only want that now because you couldn't escape for years before. If you stopped to think about it, maybe you don't really want those five minutes. If only you stop and really think.

[nostrademons]

That requires stopping to think for five minutes, which you didn't have in the moment.

[ojl]

I feel the same, but also got lucky that my oldest son and I both like climbing. So even if he, as a typical teenager, wants to spend time with friends or simply wants to be left alone in his room we spend 2-3 evenings per week together at the climbing gym.