Am I A Bad Mum?
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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 Thanks to our season sponsor. My Pay Now, Click below to find out more. www.mypaynow....
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I am STILL a helicopter parent
Katie has gone to extreme lengths in her 'helicopter parent' journey which Rach thinks is extremely unnecessary!
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I was NEVER that rude
Rach is struggling with confidence / rudeness that no punishment seems to fix. We did not get away with it when we were kids!
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We will keep Dan Murphy's in business
Katie had a Mum fail when she chose to go to a long lunch instead of an important day for her daughter. But in a world where Gen Z's are reducing thei...
What I should do is not what I actually do
Katie's celebrating her kids birthdays and high fiving herself in the process. But Rach still thinks she's helicoptering a little too much!
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I am so inappropriate
Katie was watching something highly inappropriate and didn't want her girls to know in fear of judgement but hiding it didn't go to plan!
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Shit, I forgot I'm supposed to feed them!
Rach thought she was nailing the day, so organised. It was all going swimmingly.... until it wasn't!
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Hiring now: kids that pull their weight
Katie had an interesting pep talk with her daughter before a job interview where the advice was 'you don't do any of that so just lie about it!' And w...
I'm a rule breaker, follow in my footsteps!
Rach is approached by her 12 year old to discuss her breaking the rules and in fact why the rules are in place in the first place - oh how the tables...
Ok, time to fend for yourself
Katie has got to the point where she is sick of noses being turned up at her dinners, so she's decided she's not cooking anymore!
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How the hell did that happen??
Katie couldn't help but find it hysterical when one of her kids made a split second decision that went drastically wrong!
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Let's be positive for a change
Katie has decided she concentrates too often on the negatives and what her kids aren't doing but what about if we talk about the positives?!
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Which sport is the most expensive? SHOCKED!
Rach finds out which kids sports are the most expensive during their childhood and it's shocking!
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I am an irresposible Mother
Katie went to Bali and all safety protocols went completely out of the window when she put her kids in danger MULTIPLE times!
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I am chasing the simple life
Katie went to Bali on the holidays and had some very interesting observations about how the locals live, the kids are more street smart and don't even...
I am not fresh from holidays so get the f*** off me
Welcome to a new season 'fresh' back from holidays! Rach has done nothing but kids stuff for 2 weeks and is over it, so imagine how happy she was when...
Water doesn't grow on trees
Rach is reluctant to tell her girls about a possible holiday booking in case they bang on about it non stop for months! Katie has had enough of her gi...
The bank of Mum is now CLOSED
Katie is tightening the purse strings in an attempt to encourage her girls to save and she's discovered a great app that shuts down the wifi on indivi...
When the toilet door opens and all you can do is wave
Rach is having to teach her daughter that there's a time and a place for certain conversations; sometimes they're ok in the home but not outside!
The Mum's have gone wild!
Katie & Rach go on a boozy lunch where they are accused of being 'so millennial' by Katie's daughter. Meanwhile Rach's 12 year old witnessed all of th...
OMG I made her eat a rotten egg
Rach has hit a bad Mum low after not realising the breakfast she made was off! Sorry Gracie, the math exam was the least of your worries!
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I need a taxi partition so I can't hear the back seat
Katie is getting pushback from her kids around driving because OBVIOUSLY they know better. But also on a lot of other things too like food and sleep s...
Being a dance Mum is not my strong point
Rach is in full dance Mum mode and is blown away with how organised the other Mum's are because gluing rhinestones onto socks is not what she signed u...
Online bullies are out of control
In this episode Rach wants to bring to light the topic of kids voice messaging kids and some of the cruel and unfiltered things that are being said. K...
When Mum steps in
Katie got her kids picked up by a taxi who massively overcharged them. So she did what all angry Mum's do after a couple of wines and marched outside...
I have LOST CONTROL
Katie is battling still parenting v loosening the strings. Teenagers are a whole other ball game and she has lost control!
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It's all Mum's fault
Rach spends the day supporting her youngest in her sporting competition, but when she doesn't win, it's ALL MUM'S FAULT! Suprise, suprise Rach doesn't...
My punishment sucks
Katie's finally introduced a punishment that really works well and is proud of herself until Rach totally trumps it with an amped up version!
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Responsibility = Privilege
How often do we hear from our kids 'why can't I do that?' 'everyone else is allowed to do this?' introducing.... responsibility = privilege for Katie'...
I don't care if it's not for adults, I'm going in!
Rach finds herself at a game of touch footy where her 12 year old is playing against the over 15's. So she does what no other parent would do and asks...
What is with the FASHION?!
Katie wants to chat about the fashion at the moment and why our teenagers look like they're homeless!
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You will lose your iPad for the rest of your life!
Rach finds herself in a situation where she is completely out of control, so does what any child psychologist would recommend. and throws out every pu...
You WILL eat it
Katie is positive she made vegetarian gyoza for her veggie kids and is so angry with them for not eating it. Only to realise that they were.......pork...
"Kids? No Thanks – They’ll Ruin My Life"
Katie’s daughter has decided that having children is a terrible idea — because apparently, they’ll ruin her life. This is a controversial one!
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Too Much Information (and a Bag of Frozen Peas)
Katie sells a chair on Marketplace and ends up trauma-dumping on a stranger. Then somehow, it gets worse - a vasectomy, curious kids, and the family f...
It's a long walk home!
Rach has every intention of making it a fun time waiting for netball training to start but Ellsie has other ideas and begins the attack!
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Why is our schooling so out of date?!
This is a controversial topic, but Rach wants to know why our schooling is still the same as when we went 30 years ago? Katie think AI is going to tak...
Off to boarding school we go......
Katie has had to remind her kids that she is in fact a human being andf there's only so much she can take. As always, Rach has some good advice!
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The dark side of social media
It's not very often that we tackle serious topics, but a conversation started around social media that we thought was important to share!
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I'm ticking off the Mum jobs
Katie has realised that she's done hardly any parent teacher interviews because she keeps missing the deadline! Rach is the same, so they start tickin...
Get out of this town!
Rach's kids have been caught up with the hype of a new bakery in town which Rach has an irrational hate for! But was she able to say 'I told you so'??...