Andrew Middleton by Herman Middleton

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What are these years for?

Finding time for the ones we love...

Hi ,

“One more round?” your child asks. The game is still on the table, and there are twenty minutes before bedtime. You have a few other things to do.

It’s an ordinary moment… but family life is made up of moments like this one.

When we talk about a child’s first smartphone, we often talk about when: How long should we wait? What if their friends get one first?

I want to ask another question alongside those: What are these years for?

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