The Heart Wrenching Poem Every Parent Needs To Hear

Hayley is joined by news presenter Maria Gaban in studio as she reads a poignant poem about children growing up.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
What a song.

Speaker 2 (00:00):
Week's Round two point three, eighteen minutes away from eight
twenty one, right now thirty the top Haley and Max
in the morning.

Speaker 1 (00:07):
We're just talking about your kids growing up, and like,
I don't know, I'm one of those people that struggles
with it. I have a thirteen year old and a
ten year old, and I guess I've realized that my
thirteen year old is very independent, but I always have
my baby our feet. And then I just shared the
story about recently at friend I went to hold his
hand and he clenched his fist, and I think we're

(00:29):
done holding hands.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
I'm so sad. I'll take some credit. I was there.
Maybe he's trying to look cool in front of me
and Rjo.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
Maybe, but I don't think so. I think he's at
that age where it's just going to start happening. He's
going to grow up. He's not going to need me
as much anymore. It's really hard as a mom and
a karaen, a dad and a grandparent, all that kind
of stuff, like kids growing up is great, but it's
also sad. But I I wanted to read you something
that I found online, and if anything, it kind of

(00:56):
reminds you to enjoy the moment that you're in and
not kind of wish for the next stage. Absolute and
I brought Massie in. I don't know if this is
a bad thing, because she is the most emotion to you.
I would love to say you're my rock.

Speaker 3 (01:08):
Really not.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
It's like if you could have a rock and then
you can have sand spectrum.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
So much and you're a mum and you understand. I
just wanted to read something out for you that I
found online. It's called there is a Last Time for Everything,
And sadly, every single one of these little things is true.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
This is gonna go Well, do you want some tissues already?

Speaker 1 (01:37):
No? I'm fine, I'm going to get through this. There's
a last time for everything. They'll fall asleep on you
after a big day and it will be the last
time you ever hold your sleeping child. They'll hold your
hand across the road and then never reach for it again.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
Sorry, true gone.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
They'll creep into your room at night for cuddles and
it will be the last night you ever wake up
to this. One day, you'll sing the wheels on the
bus and do all the actions, and then you'll never
sing them. That song again, so sad. They'll kiss you

(02:20):
goodbye at the schoolgate, and then the next day they
won't need you anymore, and they'll walk in alone. One night,
you'll read them a bedtime story and they'll never ask
you to read to them again. One day you'll pick
them up, and then you'll put them down and you'll

(02:41):
never pick them up again.

Speaker 2 (02:42):
Oh.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
The thing is, you won't even know it's the last
time until there are no more times. It's so sad
because it's true, just we love these kids so much
and you're raising them to be independent, but then when
they do leave our little nest, it's.

Speaker 3 (03:04):
Really And I'm still picking up my eleven year old
right now.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
Against his will.

Speaker 3 (03:10):
Against he starts sissing me when he wants, you know,
when he gets to school or whatever. Yeah, he stopped
all of that, and you know it doesn't even say
goodbye when he goes to a friend's house for a sleepover.
Now I'm like, buy mate, and he's like.

Speaker 2 (03:23):
Yeah, see, yeah, it's actually guarding, isn't it.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
Because you have these flashbacks of them as little babies
and does need you and reaching out for their mum,
and then one day they don't need that anymore. And
the thing is, you don't realize when you're in it.
Burjo's a dad in the studio. You don't realize it.
You're going to change and nappy for the last time,
and you'll never do it again. Yeah.

Speaker 2 (03:40):
She stops holding my hand to go up the stairs,
and I'm like, you still need me, You're going to fall.

Speaker 1 (03:48):
She doesn't need you anymore. But I just wanted to
read that because, if anything, it reminds you to enjoy
where we are and kids will hopefully always love us.

Speaker 3 (04:00):
Will make sure he kisses me, and I'll make sure.

Speaker 1 (04:02):
That he lets me pick him up.

Speaker 2 (04:04):
You'll be picking me up soon. Ready, I don't go well,
asy love me? Bumblings alright, one or two point three