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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Rach went to the beach with her kids and took barely anything. She reflects on the days where we had to take everything and the kitchen sink and how the beach with and without kids is two completely different experiences! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie wants to know if it's normal to feel bullied by teenagers?! As Mum's we apparently know nothing so at what point do we stop feeling bad about ourselves? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has lost the battle against Tik Tok and is now embracing the (loosly titled) health and education part of it! Crazy we know but we've found a positive! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has decided to pick her battles and start letting stuff go and Rach asks when do you let them grow up and what's age appropriate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach took a well needed solo trip away and decided not to Facetime and call home very often and boy was it necessary! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach made the mistake of sending an adult text message, which was then read by her 9 year old! There was some serious back tracking to be done! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach is worried she's passed on a phobia to her child she tried so hard not to! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has made some drastic changes in her house which she wishes she made years ago. But when it comes to healthy eating lets take a look at the crap we used to eat! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie's kids are looking at options for school subjects next year but is the investment going to be a gamble?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie is really changing things up in her house, she WILL get teenagers to start pulling their weight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach has a moment of reflection and asks if she's being too strict? But at the same time she has her reasons and doesn't want to back down! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Whilst we're busy recording new episodes we wanted to share with you an episode from way back! Enjoy this from 2020! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach's kids are giving her a hard time over choosing the pets over them BUT when they do as they're told, don't answer back and get excited everytime they see you there is an argument to be had! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach is struggling with letting her kids have a voice and be heard, but when it backfires and they refuse to do anything you ask, how do you respond?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has always been obsessed with kids and how much sleep they've had - and for bloody good reason after this! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach was all set for a relaxing Friday night when an accident happened and she found herself weighing up the damage vs having to give up her Friday night! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie asks the question 'at what point do kids start having an urgency around leaving the house on time?!' it doesn't matter whether it's work, school, a plane to catch they think the world will wait for them! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How many times over the years do we have to teach our kids about bathroom etiquette? Katie has an issue with long showers, Rach has an issue with too much toilet paper clogging up the drain and a very funny observation is noted! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach loses it over something she finds in the washing after Gracie gets back from school camp. The punishment is harsh but when will kids learn to respect our stuff?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has some tip off's regarding criminals targeting busy Mum's when they're breaking into peoples homes & cars. And as always the kids inputs are highly amusing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie is alcohol shamed by her kids again which sparks a conversation around whether the kids are getting to much education on the dangers of alcohol! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach is feeling bad after kicking her scared and sick coughing child out of her bed so she could get some sleep! But Katie doesn't think it's that bad because she does worse! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach's eldest daughter has returned from school camp........... with a BOYFRIEND!!! You can imagine how that went down! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach is navigating a challenging time wth parenting and has decided she needs some time out, is 6 months too much to ask?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Imagine your kids going on school camp for a month?! There's a school that actually does that and Rach & Katie will go to great lengths to get their kids enrolled! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has decided she's going to get her teenagers out of the house however much they protest and however stressful it makes the morning. Because they will all have fun in the end! Won't they? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie's kids are hating her new healthy eating phase, dinner is apparently disgusting! But when they look at what they grew up on why are we even bothering?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This one's a real divider, Katie's hit with a tough decision which there are actual laws on. Is it ok to break it for the sake of good (or not) parenting?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie took a trip to Eden Health Retreat in Currumbin Valley and had such an amazing time she cried when she left! Should we as Mum's be taking a bit more time out for ourselves both for us and the benefit of the kids? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach had a day with her kids at the Treetop Challenge and accidentally acquired another child, which had an interesting affect on her 2 kids! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
