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But to be a parent is to live in the past-present-future all at once. It is to hug your children and be intensely aware of how much smaller they felt last year … even as you wonder how much bigger they will feel the next. It is to be a time-shifter, to marvel at the budding of their intellect, their verbal dexterity, their sense of humor … at the same time rewinding and fast-forwarding … to when they were younger, to when they’ll be older. It is to experience longing for the here and now, which I know sounds flaky – sort of like complaining about being homesick when you’re already home – but can happen, trust me, when you live in multiple time zones all at once.
