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counting children
Jul. 3rd, 2006 08:51 pmThe right way to count your kids is in kid-years, computing the total time your kids have spent with you, so that when they leave (go to college, get married), the number stops increasing.
Thus, I have about 9 kid-years, and, God willing, I will have more kid-years than my age in 2020.
But wait - Asya will be 20 then, she will probably be 2 years gone to college (unless she goes to college in NYC - or wherever we will end up in 2020).
So make it 2022. That year Leila turns 18, so she will leave and for 2 years my age will be the same as the number of kid-years.
In 2024 Shimka turns 18...
Thus, I have about 9 kid-years, and, God willing, I will have more kid-years than my age in 2020.
But wait - Asya will be 20 then, she will probably be 2 years gone to college (unless she goes to college in NYC - or wherever we will end up in 2020).
So make it 2022. That year Leila turns 18, so she will leave and for 2 years my age will be the same as the number of kid-years.
In 2024 Shimka turns 18...
