[jmathai]

My perspective on photos changed after having kids.

I'm doing everything I can to make sure that they will be able to see what their life was like growing up.

I literally feel like an archivist at times. I go through a lot of trouble to document and preserve their life so they have something to look back on.

1) Photos and videos ... I have a local and cloud copy of them all [1].

2) Notes I send via email to addresses currently hosted on GMail but at an email address at my domain (looking for a better solution in terms of ownership on this)

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7062209

[jsilence]

Yes, total agreement that the situation is different with kids. Still I'd recommend to enjoy the moment and then take a picture afterwards. And then go through the pictures with your kids when they are older and able to understand and tell the story. The picture in itself of course has an intrinsic value, but it is the story of the shared moment that counts.