Yeah for sure. Nothing is constant&#x2F;static.<p>As they grow up, they will want to do things their way, explore things on their own. It&#x27;ll be tough since I care of them so much but it&#x27;s part of life: it&#x27;s natural that your kids will leave you eventually (especially boys).<p>My interest in the field (hi-tech) is still sky-high. I&#x27;m blogging when my kids are asleep. I dislike NodeJS&#x2F;JavaScript but I still learn it on the side (yeah, it&#x27;s a weird relationship...). But when kids are awake, hi-tech is far from my mind.<p>There was an article about valuing Time because you can&#x27;t purchase Time. When I&#x27;m old, I probably won&#x27;t remember anything about Java or Rails or Tomcat v5.0 or Linux Mandrake but I&#x27;m pretty sure I will remember the time I spent with my kids when they were toddlers. I probably won&#x27;t spend much time with them as soon as they have their own partners&#x2F;family.<p>So I suppose I&#x27;ve come to realize that my time with my kids are even more limited up until they&#x27;re 12-15 years old, become sparse up until they hit college, and becomes very limited once they have their own family.<p>PS: my kids are almost 4 y.o. and 16 mo&#x27;s. They&#x27;re constantly asking for attention and all I can give them right now is just that: attention. They&#x27;re not asking for toys or gadgets (yet...).