My Mum's Bad Diaries

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*** Content note: there's a bit of language around race in the Hong Kong episodes. Times have changed (which is GOOD) but we think it's important to keep the entries true to history and then it's an opportunity to unpack and discuss. I find out what a Lowrey organ is…  And more importantly I find out all about mum’s trip to Hong Kong!  We set off at a cracking pace in the first epis...

I find out what it’s like to record an episode with three generations of Ackland women!   We’re back in fine form as we tackle the important questions surrounding Christmas, like the superiority of the cold Christmas lunch, when did the Myer Christmas windows first become a thing, and how to handle answering the question all parents dread: is Father Christmas real?   Guest starring Granny, this is...

Content note: thrush-date (we know you missed it!), and medical  stuff is discussed. As usual, we encourage you to talk to a doctor about anything that might be bothering you. * I find out what a travellers cheque really is… It’s Christmas time in 1981! And the last episode of Season One! We read about going to the canoe race at Albert Park Lake, legs ‘a la lobster’ which means very sunburned legs...

Content note: we talk about extreme diets in this side chat We'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!

I find out that mum knew ‘Bretty’ growing up! This episode really has it all! We’re coming to the end of 1981 and we read about how  mum’s going to China, how she manages to eat a whole lobster, how she was at a party and it started pouring with rain and none of the boys had shown up, how on a drinks run Peter Rowsthorn picks up a bunch of hitch hikers (oh the 80s) in big straw hats with weird nam...

Content note: This was recorded before the horrific imagery from Ukraine came out shortly after.  We often take a light-hearted tone to many of the things we discuss because we believe while we aren't making fun *of* things, often laughing *about* things can push back against power and trauma and can definitely be a coping mechanism. We laugh at ourselves and it helps us feel better. We laugh...

I find out that teenagers have always been angsty about what to do with their lives and that despite being 25 I’ve still got the angst… Mum is turning 18!! She’s an ADULT, ready to go out into the world and have adventures that fill volumes and volumes of journals which eventually become this podcast! We read all about the birthday celebrations, the various gifts mum got, an article in The Age tha...

In this side chat, we talk about how some things never change, ie teenagers and young adults not knowing what to do with their lives. In December 1981, Mum was thinking about it and here I am all these years later, doing the same! We'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!

I find out about Buck’s Fizz… This episode mum’s doing her final exams and was given the riveting English expression question of ‘write about a body of water you know well’… English examiners getting creative since 1981! We read about mum feeling left behind by a friend, her plans to ring Adam Ant (how??), Buck’s Fizz on Countdown which was ‘absolutely embarrassing’ and how mum has started a novel...

As a special episode, we offer this SIDE CHAT ahead of the Episode 23 (coming Monday).  We start by talking about Lily and her excessive sweating problem (the opposite of Prince Andrew apparently, but *maybe* he had hyperhidrosis and was treated and so now he *can't* sweat?? wtf knows...) and swing into a number of other topics.  We laugh about it but it's a confounding issue. As always,...

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I find out about the acid bath… God what do we not cover this episode??   We chat about everything from cows in the bell-tower, mum's last day of school which was ‘the best last day EVER,’ generational trauma in the western world, how Australian claret is ‘heavy as fuck’ and read about how mum felt that she could write 10,000 novels a day if she could just tape her thoughts, the fam going dow...

Content note: we discuss medical stuff towards the end, and medications/treatments. We aren't doctors -- obviously -- so please get your own medical advice from a GP. But we like to include bits and pieces from our own lives that might help others (chronic thrush sufferers particularly!) ‘I find out that finishing school is bittersweet for everyone…’  It’s October 1981 and it’s  almost the la...

In this short side chat we talk about: Korean show Squid Game (Netflix) Stephen King's The Running Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(King_novel) Japanese TV game shows, a few egs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-QSlmrV2JA https://uproxx.com/viral/japanese-game-show-chinko-machine-ball-slapper/ We'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!

Content note: there's a bit of royal family ranting in this bonus side chat. We call it a rant. We like to talk about the royals, you've been warned! We cover a bit in this rant: Edward and Wallis, mention the Lady Colin Campbell book on the Queen Mother, Diana's narcissism, how MM's social media changed in the lead up to meeting Harry (before it was all Suits-style clothes, th...

Jenny explains why she put a picture of Lily's boyfriend... in the freezer Follow us on Insta @mumsbaddiaries Click to head to our show notes at: mymumsbadidiaries.com We'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!

In this side chat, we find out that when Lily wants a chicken salad, she really just wants her chicken salad! We talk commitment and obligation, and what does saying 'I love you' really mean? People confuse being kind and empathetic with giving another person what they want, and mix being selfish with being unkind. But we believe being selfish is just taking care of yourself - it's...

Westgate Bridge is renamed 'Westraithwaite' Bridge after rioting 'tradies' (aka alt-right actors) take over the bridge and sing Daryl Braithwaite's Horses. Jenny tries to make a funny animal-themed connection between the song, Ivermectin and whether the guys snorting drugs outside someone's window were taking Ketamine, but it falls flat. And she mispronounces Ivermect...

Content note: in this episode we talk about food, eating, weight and self esteem. We mention bulimia and anorexia. We also mention ethnic stereotypes. I find out that mum’s been sleuthing since she was a teenager…   It’s the 9th of October 1981 and a pair of jeans go missing from the school cloakroom. We read mum’s suspicions and she makes one of her trademark resolutions to ‘not snack between mea...

We're taking a break this week (we've gone fishing!) (Not really!) But we bring you two fabulous side chats. This one is in the description. Do you think it's ok for a little light tampering with your partner's aesthetic? Is there anyone -- any gender -- who is 100% about their partner's look? Let us know! You can find us if you try hard enough, so send us a message. As al...

Side chat 2 for this week (because we have gone fishing!)  (Or rather 'fishing'.)  (Disclosure: no fish are actually involved!) The world is going to shit (war/pandemic/Kanye being seen out and about with a Kim doppelgänger) -- like what is next?? So leave the now and join us for some frivolous yet kinda dark chat about how popularity works, how socially mobile people can be (and can&apo...

I find out that I could just condense everything we chat about each episode into a list… Noel Fielding and short fringes Sex Education , and how Ruby tampers with Otis’s look Patrick – Mum’s first boyfriend (on the way in a couple of years) People trying to control their partner’s ‘look’ or aesthetic (Look out for our Side Chat next week!) Double denim, Jenny and Ali  Bomber jackets are not jacket...

Listen as Jenny and Lily ramble about their understanding of the metaverse. This was recorded in 2021. They know a (little) bit more now. Follow us on Insta @mumsbaddiaries Click to head to our show notes at: mymumsbaddiaries.com We'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!