Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Megan's Heartbreaking Parenting Milestone

Episode Date: May 20, 2026

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have for days been dealing with Megan's congested nasal cavities, just expelling whatever, whatever's sitting up there is a never-ending flow. But just an hour ago, she ingested some of Troy's imported black market Japanese sinus. He got it from a medical professional who gave a glowing review to that's trending in Japan. Yeah. So she put the sinus juice in her nose. You said the best nasal spray you've ever encountered. You know how congested I've been. Listen to this. This is me going through her nose. Oh, there's a little bit

Thanks for that No, I'm just like I was so blown away Like You had to be ordered some more online Haven't you? I did I found some So now you're importing this stuff

Yeah just hit me up if you want me to Cash only though Are you going to be on border patrol or something I don't know but this stuff is really good I tell you I'm like I'm full of energy as well Is that a side effect? I don't know Is it good for me?

Bad for me? I'm not sure All right take a breath Something that made you emotional Yeah This was, oh, I'm going to get sad. This was a really sad moment at my parenting career. Yeah.

Turn me up to more. It's something that no one really prepares you for, but you know it happens, and you don't know how heartbreaking it is until it happens. But I was picking up my son from school. He's five. And he turned to me as I tried to grab his hand. And he was like, Mom, I don't want to hold your hand anymore. And I was like, oh, buddy.

I was like, why is that? he said, because I don't want anyone to see. You reach that stage. But he was so sweet. He was like, I still love you lots. And you could hold my hand at home, but I don't want you to hold my hand with any Frankency. Sounds like he's embarrassed of you.

I've reached that stage with parenting. It's heartbreaking, isn't it? Oh, you lean into it. I just lean into it. I'm like, if I'm going to embarrass you, I'm going to embarrass you hard. That's why I'm in costumes. That's why I'm doing Gen Z. saying because it's like I can get a good reaction out of this.

I've always remembered... Your son's probably a bit young for that. For the trauma of public bullying. Why's mum in a costume? You wait until you get the drop me down the road. Yeah. Yeah. Well, because I've always remember if someone told me every time you pick them up, you don't know if it'll be the last time.

The last time, yeah. And so I still occasionally pick him up and every time I'm like, this could be the last time. I think it's probably different too with maybe generally with boys as well too. Yeah. I feel like both my daughters were still whole. my hand but then I get to a stage where I don't ever feel like I'm like a little teenage. So it's probably more me now. They would happily hug me, hold my hand or whatever it is.

But they'll be like, oh, for me, that feels like they're getting a bit older now. It's getting in my head. Start looking at you weirdly. You're a teenage girlfriend now. It's my daughter, it's my daughter, you know. So for me, I would be the one not doing it. But I feel like they'd comfortably do it. So, yeah.

All right, El Pacino. I know. I want to end up on some list. Oh, well, there we go, Megan. I mean, you spend your whole time growing, bring them up to be independent little people. And then when they are, you're like, oh, no. Well, that means you've done your job, right. And five.

And he's got to keep his credit up in the playground, too. That's right. They'd like to pretend that they weren't created by anyone, and they're just lone wolves. Lone Ranger. Yeah.