It's all your fault!!!
Rach spent a lot of time and thought thinking of names for her girls even after they were born, Katie had a very different experience! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 09, 2023•10 min•Season 11Ep. 14
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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It's too late for the parental control stuff now!
Katie is shocked when she realises her girls know more about the birds and bees than she thought and even more shocked when she realises the information is coming from her own experiences on another (adult) podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 07, 2023•11 min•Season 11Ep. 13
I'm sick of the half arsed job doing!
Katie has decided her kids are fully capable to complete jobs properly and the problem is just laziness, as always they come up with a solution! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 05, 2023•11 min•Season 11Ep. 12
Stop Facetiming people when I'm in the shower!
Rach has officially been exposed (literally) and trying to explain to Ellsie why she didn't want to appear on the screen whilst in the shower was interesting! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 02, 2023•13 min•Season 11Ep. 11
You had 9 weeks and left it until the night before?!!!
Katie spent the night before school went back sewing hems on uniforms, as you can imagine it was a calm exchange as to why it wasn't brought up during the whole of the summer holidays! And Rach loses it when she hears what happened at TK Maxx! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 31, 2023•11 min•Season 11Ep. 10
Gloves on lets fight it out!
Rach is at the end of her tether trying to understand why her kids fight so much, she's also been up against it with sex questions from her 7 year old and Katie's kids have shocked her by reading out the titles of a very inapropriate podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 29, 2023•15 min•Season 11Ep. 9
If you're not doing your jobs, I'm not doing mine!
Katie has had enough of kids not pulling their weight so she's decided not to pull hers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2023•11 min•Season 11Ep. 8
I've lost control because they're better at technology!
Rach is now regretting another Christmas present, her 7 year old having a smart watch means she's now getting 27 calls a day AND she's over ridden the parental controls! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 24, 2023•12 min•Season 11Ep. 7
Tik Tok is gone forever!
Rach has an issue with screens and hasn't done herself any favours with the girls Christmas presents, meantime Katie has banned Tik Tok after the latest worrying info. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 22, 2023•14 min•Season 11Ep. 6
The ultimate threat is now in use!
Katie has stooped to a new low in the latest threat that's being used! You've gotta do what you've gotta do! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 19, 2023•12 min•Season 11Ep. 5
I'm changing roles and you're not going to like it!
Rach has a new job meaning she's out of the house longer that usual and the household is not coping! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 17, 2023•11 min•Season 11Ep. 4
No mate, whilst I pay the bills you do what I say!
Rach asks if it's our fault our kids are so entitled and how we deal with that? Katie has the realisation that we're mixing modern parenting with how our parents used to be and it's getting bloody confusing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 15, 2023•11 min•Season 11Ep. 3
Mum's gone wild!
Katie had a difficult dissition to make - whether to include her kids in her birthday celebrations or to leave them at home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 12, 2023•13 min•Season 11Ep. 2
I don't have the answer so I'm just going to give up!
Welcome to a new season for 2023! In this episode Rach has had tough questions to deal with around Santa being real from her kids. And she also made a rookie error when it came to the presents! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 10, 2023•11 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Secret Santa's are $5 not bloody $20!
Katie is sick of her kids committing to stuff she needs to pay for so she's cracked down and made them liable! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 15, 2022•11 min•Season 10Ep. 26
This stupid elf!!!
Elf on the shelf is back in Rach's household and isn't fully welcomed by all! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 13, 2022•11 min•Season 10Ep. 25
I. Am. Not. Coping!
Katie has a moment of sadness when her girls want to give things up because they're not cool anymore. Although there's one thing that they're more than welcome to drop! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 11, 2022•11 min•Season 10Ep. 24
2 f'ing dollars? Do it yourself!!!
Rach has a friend who's actually been able to get her kids to do jobs without nagging and she shares the secret! And do you offer money for jobs or should they just do them to be able to live in the house?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 08, 2022•13 min•Season 10Ep. 23
If it's on a Friday night, you're not doing it!
Rach's kids have been hasstling her to do Friday night swimming - the only night she gets to chill. Not only that but the parents have to run the BBQ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 06, 2022•11 min•Season 10Ep. 25
Enjoy spending your birthday money on tupperware!
Katie has decided she's not replacing anything ever again! You lose it, you go without! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 04, 2022•11 min•Season 10Ep. 24
We don't use that word in our house!
Rach has certain words that are banned in her house although there are exceptions! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 01, 2022•13 min•Season 10Ep. 23
Am I being rude or just assertive?
Katie has a frustrating moment on the phone to a company where her kids tell her she's being rude. They chat around what's rude and what's assertive and then she has a shocker of a story to tell! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 29, 2022•13 min•Season 10Ep. 22
Is it ok to discipline other peoples kids?!
Rach finds herself in a situation where someone else has to step in, haven't we all done it quietly so the parent doesn't hear?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 27, 2022•10 min•Season 10Ep. 21
Don't bother with algebra you will NEVER need it!
Katie has been thinking about some of the stuff you learn at school that you will never need - algebra, origami, the recorder.... the list goes on! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 24, 2022•10 min•Season 10Ep. 20
Extracurricular activities - lets give it all up!
Katie's kids drop a bombshell just before the dance concert and it turns out she may have wasted 12 years of cash! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 21, 2022•11 min•Season 10Ep. 19
I have a new game - you're not going to like it!
Katie introduces a new game to the household and it's called 'nag or pig'! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 20, 2022•11 min•Season 10Ep. 18
I may only be 7 but I'm ready to leave home!
Rach is shocked when her 7 year old shows her the bags she's got packed around the house and it turns out she's prepared for every occasion! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 17, 2022•9 min•Season 10Ep. 17
Try and explain THAT to your kids!
Katie is concerned that she hasn't been monitoring what her kids are doing online and is shocked by something she found! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 15, 2022•12 min•Season 10Ep. 16
I missed you but now you can go back!
Katie has had extreme Mum guilt and realises when you're not with your kids you miss them so much then when they're back they punish you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 13, 2022•12 min•Season 10Ep. 15
You think you don't need me? You're 7!
Rach is struggling with her girls growing up to fast and not needing her anymore where as Katie is finiding the opposite! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 10, 2022•10 min•Season 10Ep. 14
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