This song, which I first heard performed by the talented Ohad Shragai on the show "Kochav Nolad," tightened my stomach.
I think everyone finds something in this song.
The child they once were, the parent they are, their own child, or some child they know who has experienced a similar situation.
As parents, we don’t really know if we’re there enough.
If we show enough love, express pride, give enough hugs.
Amid the race of time, making a living, managing the household, personal aspirations,
and all the other circles of life, we don’t always know how our child feels about our parenting.
How they perceive us as human beings.
And then comes an age when something shifts—adolescence changes our children’s perception of us.
They examine us with different eyes. Sometimes there’s criticism and difficult feelings.
Sometimes, if we’re lucky, there’s love, respect, appreciation, and gratitude.
A child doesn’t remember what you did for them; they remember how you made them feel.
Check how you make your child feel.
It will come back to you on that day when they grow up and look at you with mature eyes.

Hey / Ilai Botner
And you didn’t have big dreams
Only fear
Only failures upon failures
And a house about to fall
A house about to fall
And you remember your childhood and what was there
The pain, the humiliations
It’s like dying and continuing to live
Like dying and continuing to live
Hey
There’s a child who needs you at home
To dream and close their eyes
And a mother who watches over only them
Hey
You never said if you’re proud of me
Another song hides what I never had
Hold my hand
Don’t leave
And to paint the court, to find a bicycle
To ride to the road in the rain
To see if you’ve already come back to me
When will you come back to me?
What are you keeping inside your stomach?
Only memories upon memories
And a house about to collapse
A house about to collapse
Hey
There’s a child who needs you at home
To dream and close their eyes
And a mother who watches over only them
Hey
You never said if you’re proud of me
Another song hides what I never had
Hold my hand
Don’t leave
Hey
There’s a child who needs you at home
To dream and close their eyes
And a mother who watches over only them
Hey
You never said if you’re proud of me
Another song hides what I never had
Hold my hand
Don’t leave
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Ilana Cahana
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