If you’re a parent with young children, one thing you’ve probably heard ad nauseum, cheekily even, from your resident family member, neighbor, or passer-by in the store is that “The time flies by!” Usually punctuated by the needling, “Enjoy every moment!” or something tremendously saccharine to that effect.

I can attest, as well as the many who have come before me and the countless who will come after, that there is nothing more grating than hearing that advice. It’s a double whammy of guilt and remorse, because more often than not, parents with young children are entirely in the trenches.

More often than not, parents with young children are waking up hoping they can make it through the day, not with a spring in their step, a sunny outlook on life, and a burning desire to carpe diem. Hon

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