What has whānau taught you?

Matt | Tāmaki Makaurau

Matt has had a new view on the world opened up by his daughter Billy.

“It’s not about having stuff or doing stuff. It’s about hanging out and having fun. You know, like, I’m an old dad—I’m 47. She’s two. So like, we were lucky to have Billy, you know, really lucky. Just gratitude and appreciation to be a dad at this age, man.

But yeah, she teaches me so much, and I’ve learned to slow right down. Yeah, like your pace just has to match their pace. And yeah, that’s the key, I think. I love it, like, you know, if anyone’s out there, not sure if they’re gonna want to have kids, if you get the opportunity to do it, it’s pretty amazing.”

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