All the Things I Wish I Did for My Son Over the Last 18 Years

The rumor was true: the days went by slowly but the years went by fast

When my son was in first grade, he came home from school one day with a way-too-big T-shirt that the teacher gave out to the whole class for their upcoming field day. On the back of the shirt, it said in large black, block lettering “Class of 2022.” This was way back in 2011 when 2022 seemed about as far away and futuristic as 2001: A Space Odyssey when I watched it in the 1980s as a child not understanding…