Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms

Re:Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms by mattlondon on Friday December 22, 2023 @01:33PM (#38737016)

People may have other things in their life that may mean they don't have the luxury of time to spare on these sort of things.

When I had kids all of my hobbies stopped. There is no time left for anything non-essential.

I simply no longer have the time - or frankly mental energy - for curiosity. Right now I am typing this while supervising bath time for a 3 year old.

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Re:Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms by passwordoops on Friday December 22, 2023 @01:42PM (#38737111)

If my experience is generalizable, it's going to get better when the kid turns 4. By 9 I was able to go back to spending real energy on hobbies, especially if I wake up early enough.

Hang in there!

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Re:Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms by genewitch on Friday December 22, 2023 @01:56PM (#38737283)

Note: this seems like it only applies if you're putting your children into a school. If you're homeschooling that "free time" doesn't materialize. It also doesn't happen if you have two children (or more) a couple of years apart, as their school start and end times won't sync up except a few times over the course of > decade.

I had a friend gently remind me that the reason he can be prolific at writing music these days and i "can't seem to find the time" is because i've raised 2 and currently am raising a third, and if he had kids he wouldn't write music either. My youngest turned 7 this year. Older two are out of the house.

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