19/10/2025
I’m currently navigating what I’m going to call the “final sleepover season” of motherhood. Adult children, on the countdown to flying the nest in 2026. It’s got me feeling sentimental and nostalgic. We are all feeling it… There’s some gentle mama joy at the fact that they agree to a sleepover in the city together and we deeply enjoy each other’s company. There’s the feeling of wanting to marinate in every last minute together - taking snapshots for the memory bank of calling out goodnight to each other, meals huddled around the table, debriefing about their days and their plans, listening to them giggle and sing in the shower. A deep knowing that the next chapter calls each of us into unknown territory- one their first big girl job after uni, one navigating a move interstate and this mama finding out where life leads without being physically required for the incredible role of motherhood…. They will step into independence and responsibility with all they have learned in the nest and I’ll have more space for life, reflections, love and some exciting work.
