re: Time going by faster as you age.

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saw a study that suggested that our perception of time was influenced by the familiarity of the experience. So new experiences caused time to move more slowly, while routine experiences caused our perception of time to speed up. Which I think coincidences with your experience

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My main hang-up with this line of thinking, not that I disagree entirely and can only speak for myself, but when you go on a vacation for instance, typically speaking that’s a new experience. I’ve never gone on a vacation that seemed to pass by slower than my daily routine back home. Another one, I don’t have any kids but I’ve always heard people say (and it’s also corroborated by posts in this thread) that time flies by when your kids are infants and to always cherish it. Especially so with your first one. These are new experiences that are generally accepted as passing by in the blink of an eye. So for me, I don’t see this as the prevailing reason.