The shortest period I've experienced is pre-10-years old kids, when they're in that beautiful unsuppressed-by-societal-norms personality discovery mode. I took

The shortest period I've experienced is pre-10-years old kids, when they're in that beautiful unsuppressed-by-societal-norms personality discovery mode. I took lots of home video footage of my two "in their natural habitat" and goddam I miss being in the midst of it, and goddam they had a great time being free to be themselves. Everything is short when it's over. Even pain.