Count How Many Days You’ve Been a Parent
Have you ever wondered exactly how many days you were a parent? Not? Well, I, too. That was until I saw this Facebook post from Adore Them Parenting . I couldn’t help myself, and now you cannot; responses in the comments to the post ranged from a precious 70 days to an impressive 17,450.
I personally came with 3422 which seems low. I know for sure that there are 365 days in a year, and that my son has been alive for almost 9 and a half years. But I also know that in parenting, the days are long and the years are short, so probably 3,422 children don’t seem big enough to cover this entire role. I really would think I would put in enough parental energy to count at least 5 digits at this point, but alas, math.
Obviously, this little exercise can be used to determine how many days you’ve been practicing or doing a lot of things, not just parenting. You can find out how many days you have been alive. Or how many days have passed since your first date with your partner – or since your divorce was mercifully closed. How many days have passed since you quit smoking or started exercising? You can even find out how many days you’ve worked in a job you hate, but you might not want to know this answer.
However, knowing how many days have passed since you became a parent suddenly becomes particularly important information. While my number seems small, I do think my son will be impressed to learn that he has been human for nearly 3,500 days.