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Am I A Bad Mum?

Am I A Bad Mum? The question we all ask. We love our kids but they drive us nuts so we want to share our stories and failures… oh and what time is too early to pour a wine??! Hosts: @KatieMattin and @RachelThaiday

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Episodes

I'm not paying for the right sized shoe!!!

Welcome to a fun Friday round up before we take a week's break being Mum's on school holidays! Katie has a solution to the expensive trends the kids are wanting after seeing stuff on Tik Tok and Rach has taken bargain hunting to the next level when she refuses to buy the correct size shoes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 03, 20259 minSeason 18Ep. 59

I am UNFOLLOWING anyone in Europe

Katie needs a holiday and is feeling the Mum guilt of not doing much with the kids in school holidays; meantime, Rach reveals her wild past! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 01, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 58

I don't want to adopt chickens!!!

Rach's friend kindly offers to babysit for her, but things take a turn when an innocent idea becomes pretty crazy and not at all what she wants to do! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 26, 202512 minSeason 18Ep. 57

This is going to be a stressful roadtrip!

Katie's come up with a solution to get her kids' driving hours up, but Rach isn't sure it's a great idea for her nervous system! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 25, 202510 minSeason 18Ep. 56

It's the principle!!!

Katie realises that whilst teaching her kids about money she's become super tight and finds herself arguing for too long over just $1...... It's the principle!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 22, 202513 minSeason 18Ep. 55

Today we are drunk Mum's!

Katie tells a story from the races that Rach barely remembers but reminds them both of a bad parenting moment! And the attempt to make it better actually made it worse!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 19, 20259 minSeason 18Ep. 54

Remember when we used to use a phone for a phone?!

In this episode, Katie & Rach talk about technology and how their kids are all about voice notes and not actually using the phone part of the phone! It got them onto the hilarious stuff we used to do! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 15, 202512 minSeason 18Ep. 53

It's chaos because of ME for a change!

Rach has realised the house stops when she doesn't get up to get it all going...literally! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 12, 202510 minSeason 18Ep. 52

It's Mum's gone wild at the races!

Katie & Rach are heading to The Star Stradbroke Day on Saturday so they relive their previous bad Mum race day experiences ahead of the day! We would love to see you on the day, DM us @amiabadmum on Instagram if you're heading to the track as we'd love to say hi! For 2-4-1 tickets, use the code PODSHAPE241 at brc.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 11, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 51

Good luck, she's exactly like you

Rach has realised her 10-year-old has the exact same sense of humour as her, and it's come to bite her on the arse! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 08, 20258 minSeason 18Ep. 50

I am a crazy cat lady

Katie swore she would never say this out loud for fear of judgment! She made a decision that is CRAZY and Rach definitely did judge!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 05, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 49

My weekends are NON EXISTANT!

Rach has realised her weekends are not weekends anymore; she is an Uber driver for pretty much all of it! And why do the kids decide they're the days when they'll carry on the bad behaviour into the evening too?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 03, 202510 minSeason 18Ep. 48

That's it, I'm leaving!

Katie had a tough decision to make to remove herself from a situation so as not to say something she'd regret! It was extreme, questionable, and, without context, pretty shocking! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 02, 202512 minSeason 18Ep. 47

I thought I would NEVER say this!

Rach is counting down to school holidays, which is an unusual feeling for a Mum, but what she's facing for these school holidays is a game changer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 29, 20259 minSeason 18Ep. 46

Can we get AI to parent our kids?!

Rach has been using AI for parenting advice, and it's both interesting and amusing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 25, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 45

Lets tighten up this ship!

As Katie's girls get older, it's a tough one to balance treating them a bit older along with responsibility one minute and reminding them they're still kids the next. What she's decided to do is just get a bit stricter! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 22, 202512 minSeason 18Ep. 44

I am ASLEEP

Rach asks the question, "Am I a bad Mum for pretending to be asleep?" We have plenty of moments as Mums of being woken up by little people, but Rach's quota is DONE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 20, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 43

Erm Gen Z's aint got nothing on Millennial's!

Katie gets shamed for being a millennial, but she had a great comeback when she was hit with a 'Gen Z term' her teenagers thought she'd know nothing about! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 19, 20259 minSeason 18Ep. 42

This could go REALLY badly!

Rach took her girls to see a concert but after being told she was a bad parent, she lost it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 15, 202510 minSeason 18Ep. 41

You owe me MILLIONS $$$

Katie has been issued a list of what she owes her 16-year-old and asked when she'll transfer it. So obviously what she did was to work out what's owed the other way around! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 13, 202512 minSeason 18Ep. 40

I know I said yes but I actually mean no

Rach made an allowance for her eldest daughter so as to treat her a little more grown up but has now backtracked and changed her mind! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 12, 202510 minSeason 18Ep. 39

There is to be NO more fun!

Katie's girls love to camp out for concerts, but she's putting a stop to it for reasons they didn't expect! (And to protect her Uber Eats bill!) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 08, 202510 minSeason 18Ep. 38

It's not about you kids, today is all about me!

Rach took her kids on an outing to Billabong Santuary in Townsville but didn't tell them until they were there that it was actually all about her, so move over, kids! And Rach reveals an obsession that blew Katie's mind! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 06, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 37

Did you learn NOTHING?!

Katie has had a realisation that after 12 years at a Catholic school, her kids know very little about religion! And it turns out Rach is not that much better! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 01, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 36

I am so unhinged!

Rach can't believe we're almost halfway through the year and is struggling with the lack of routine. Warning: this episode sidetracks and leaves them literally crying with laughter! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 35

Feed yourself then!

Katie is having a few dramas with her kids complaining about EVERYTHING she makes! So as always, there's a solution! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 28, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 34

NOTHING is safe!

Katie is impressed with Amelia's work ethic and enthusiasm to make money but it takes a turn when she starts selling other people's stuff! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 23, 20259 minSeason 18Ep. 33

You had ONE JOB!!!

Rach sent her husband, Sam on an errand to pick up the birthday cake for Gracie's birthday. What could possibly go wrong you might ask??? You will be BLOWN AWAY with what happened! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 15, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 32

WTF is that trend?!!!

Rach has discovered the Jellycat trend and it's blown her mind! This chat definitely goes sideways!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 10, 202514 minSeason 18Ep. 31

How has it taken me this long to realise?!!

Katie has had a lightbulb moment but can't believe it's taken all these years to work it out! This is a must for all parents that want to make life easier for themselves! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 07, 202511 minSeason 18Ep. 30
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