At Puna Reo pick up

a tama beams towards me

breastfeeding on the whāriki

tells me with his chest

Nanny is picking him up soon

he says Nanny is his best friend
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I drive across town to the Chip Shop

with the best Chinese food

listen to a podcast, call it ‘me time’

Grannies pound the pavement powering

small babies to sleep against the glowing sky
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At swimming lessons each week

her Mum cheers her on

dries off her big girl and rocks the newborn

we splash splash our hands

kick kick kick our feet

Nana breaks the rules, filming it from her iPad
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Some Mama’s are up in the gym

at vineyards with the girlies

at festivals and OTP hard

they are at the kaupapa, mahi trips

in Fiji with hubby even

Don’t stop — gram it all hon

take us all along
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Our whānau from the opposite end of the fish

ask me when I’ll stop breastfeeding

If I’ll ever let my daughter

sleepover for the night

I say one day, that will be great

I do meant it, I hope and I hope
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My kōtiro and I are watching Bluey

the kids are with Bandit’s Mum

playing charades & eating ice blocks

in her Gold Coast seaview apartment

we laugh at twirling tutu’s

little fights between cousins

we dance along to the tune

the credits stop rolling

she holds my face in her small hands and says

Nana?