Laura shares beautiful Kiwi poem about parenthood and it will get you right in the feels

Being a parent can be so so hard.

But every parent deep down will know that we really need to cherish the moments we have with our little ones because often those moments can be fleeting.

Laura McGoldrick – who has two little ones of her own – shared a stunning poem by Kiwi author Jessica Urlichs which encapsulates those reminders perfectly.

Honestly, it got Laura – and all of us – right in the feels and left us in tears.

Read Jessica’s beautiful poem for yourself here:

Dear partner,

There’s a life in the future with little faces in photo frames instead of before our eyes, and artwork and ABC magnets won’t adorn our fridge.

There’s a bed big enough, where little elbows & knees won’t prod us in our sleep & only our feet will swing out in the morning.

There’s a vase placed in reach of little arms because there aren’t any, & mugs will daringly sit on the edge of the table.

There’s a bank balance that looks a bit more forgiving & a bag I leave with that isn’t overflowing.

There’s a free calendar that isn’t packed with swimming lessons, dance classes & muddy sports shoes. And we’ll get to know each other for a third time, before them, with them, & then when only two jackets hang at the door.

There’s a clean car, the only noise is the hum of the radio. There will be no endless questions in a high pitched voice from the back seat, there may even be days we don’t hear from them at all.

There’s a date night with no curfew, my mums not needed for babysitting, & we aren’t sleeping with one eye open waiting for the shuffle of feet down the hallway. A type of freedom that feels heavy.

There’s a house that’s clean, maybe our couch is new, we aren’t stepping on Lego or toy cars. In fact there’s not much colour anywhere. Remember how it came with so much happiness?

There’s a dinner table that feels big, we aren’t negotiating bites of vegetables or wiping little hands & mouths. But sometimes there’s a knock on the door & the table is full once more.

There’s a shower that doesn’t sound like baby cries, a coffee that is warm & my body will be my own. We won’t wear tired the same way but time will have aged us anyway.

There will be hard moments to come that will make these moments look easy, but we’ll remember.

We’ll remember the first words, the curls, the “I love yous” the moments we almost broke, & how we held each other through it all.

There’s a life in the future & it’s coming for us. So let’s get swept up in the beautiful chaos in front of us.

Let’s make the future wait a little longer. Because I love this life with you so much, this one right now.

- Jessica Urlichs

Find out more about Jessica Urlichs at www.jessicaurlichs.com and follow her on Instagram @jessurlichs_writer