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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Katie had a moment where she realised she was encouraging highly inappropriate behaviour, and it was her teeanger that had to parent her!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach has a child starting high shool next year but was shocked by the expense of the uniform! As always, Katie has a hack! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach feels like she's drowning because she has not prepared a single thing for Christmas this year and her present ideas are questionable! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has decided to side with the teacher so they can go in to battle together! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach has had a horrible drive in to school this morning and is left feeling attacked, contemplating boarding school, and reacting in a way that a child psychologist would NOT recommend! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has entered a new stage of parenting teenagers - driving! How does the law allow them to just get behind the wheel?! It is not great for the nervous system at all! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach has gone from the worst dance Mum ever, bringing the costumes in in Woolies plastic bags to being assigned 'quick change' and it's been quite the journey! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The never ending Christmas / summer holidays are almost here, which means the question on all of our lips is 'what do we do with them for all that time?!!!' Katie also enlightens us to what her Christmas mornings look like, and yes, she's well aware it makes her a bad Mum! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode Katie talks about how in her kids eyes she knows absolutely nothing and the drastic measures to get them to stop leaving homework to the last minute! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach wants to fire up Ellsie to encourage her to do her best in sport but has realised that sometimes the words 'how can I help you?' work wonders! With every scenario! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode Rach realises she doesn't have a come back so she's going to have to make something up on the fly! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie asks the question 'am I a bad Mum for not letting them help?' When you'd rather do the job yourself because you know you will be frowned upon otherwise! Then to top it off Rach shares another hilarious Aldi story! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode we hear from Rach's brother Uncle Luke who looked after the kids while she was away. The conclusion was that he loves those kids but is glad he doesn't have any of his own! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has realised there's a real difference in what we did as teenagers and what this generation are in to. They're a lot healthier but are they more fun?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we're throwing back with a short clip of one of our favourite episodes - when Rach dished up one of her award winning sausage smoothies! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach took her girls away for the weekend on an active holiday. So active that Rach shit herself, the girls had to learn resilience and safety went out the window! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie is navigating a whole new level of parenting, gearing up (excuse the pun!) to teach her kids how to drive. But it seems her driving skills are pretty questionable! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie has found that as her kids get older they involve themselves more in parents arguing, so where is the balance between not oversharing but reminding them arguments are ok? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode Rach asks 'am i a bad Mum for not recieving feedback well?' The realisation that we're navigating the difference between how we were parented as kids and how we 'should be' parenting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We're flashing back today to when Rach's parenting was possibly even more questionable than it is now haha! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach is worried she's passed on a bad trait to her 9 year old but as always Katie has a 'not by the book' solution! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie is worried she's passed her own issues on to her children but it goes full circle and Rach thinks it's a positive! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach is resenting her decision to do the Friday night sport run and she has also realised she's the worst commitee member ever! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie asks if she's a bad Mum for making her kids to go to school camp? Should we be letting them decide what they're comfortable with or pushing them outside their comfort zones? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach shares something personal that she's kept from her kids up until now. How are we able to be adults that make adult decisions but still be good role models? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie said something in the moment when trying really hard to be a good Mum but it back fired and ended up being worse than not trying in the first place! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach's kids went away for the school holidays meaning she had a very quiet kid free break. But how she actually felt about it suprised her and Katie has a solution for next time! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie is putting her foot down to her kids borrowing money before they've made it. Welcome to the real world guys! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach has a realisation that she's been oredering her kids the same size portion for years without realising the kids are now older and hungrier! But how do you navigate things when they tell you they are 'full' and you don't believe them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Something big has happened in Katie's household which is a whole new milestone, Rach is standing back, watching and taking tips! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
