Kelsey Parker opens up on talking to her children about their dad Tom's tragic death
31.03.2023 - 12:33
/ ok.co.uk
Kelsey Parker said telling her two young children their father was dead is one of the “hardest conversations” she’s ever faced. Speaking on the first anniversary of The Wanted singer Tom Parker’s death from a brain tumour (March 30), the 33-year-old said she’d decided to be “honest” with their daughter Aurelia, three, and son Bodhi, two. “My children are young, so I just had to keep it as honest and as simple as possible,” Parker told the PA news agency.
“But that kind of looks really blunt, saying to a three-year-old: ‘Daddy’s dead, he’s gone, we’re never going to see him again’. “But it had to be that black and white. Daddy’s not gone to sleep, because then they might be scared to sleep.
I had to use the right wording, and it was quite black and white. It’s really raw, and it’s really horrible to say, but you know, we are a year down the line and she understands more now.” She acknowledged this is a conversation that’s going to continue throughout their lives, but it will change as the children get older. “The conversations are going to change, because it’s going to be, why did that happen? Is that going to happen to you, Mum? There are going to be so many more questions – I’ve literally not even touched the surface yet with them, have I really? Because they’re just babies.
When they’re eight, I’m sure it’s going to be a different conversation we’re going to have,” Parker said. She said her own mother has been a source of guidance in tackling this particularly difficult aspect of grief. “Because my mum’s always been straight with me.There’s never been any blurred lines, and I’ve really always respected my mum for that.
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