Who Even Are We?

Special guest - Nova's Ash Bradnam. Ash is a proud Dad of 3 Boys, yes you heard right we are talking boys! We chat all things DAD and actually living with 3 boys! Listen in to see if you can hear when Rachel’s Mum OCD levels take over as Ash tells us how Dad’s do parenting! 
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Holidays are done and dusted and Term 4 is back! Katie talks about a few challenges over the break, including the birds and the bees. And Rachel has been dealt a little bit of karma from her 3 year old and the swear jar! ** language warning ** 
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Rachel has hit that low other Mum’s had told her about. It includes a piggy bank and the tooth fairy! And Katie has a moment of reflection on her parenting from a Facebook post! Enjoy your school holidays and we will see you back here week 1 of the term! 
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This week Katie let’s us in on her bedtime rituals for the girls and we talk about how hard maths assignments are getting for the parents. 
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Katie has turned a page, she was the Good Mum for Book week, and Rachel came through the goods 35 minutes before school started! Gracie is solving the worlds problems one toilet stop at a time and Katie faces an awkward chat about facial hair! 
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Katie tackles bullying over a lunch box. Rachel seems to think it is ok to question the teacher over certificates at assembly and Telling your kids NOT to do the right thing, is this really a thing? Rachel seems to think so. 
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This week Katie tackles the golden child discussion that started from a skipping competition between the girls, and whilst Katie is tackling that Rachel digs deep to work out how to tame the drama queen beast! 
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We chat all things meals..... Rachel needs help with food ideas as one child will not touch vegetables and if she has to have another mince meal she will lose it! Also when kids school you with your own inspirational quotes. All this and more! 
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This week we chat bringing your kids to work as we closed in on the school holidays and Rachel’s germ phobia with toilets of all kinds. 
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Term 2 done and dusted which means fees for everything is due! Current Toy Trends and do you treat other people’s kids differently? 
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Katie’s confessions of using kids toys, Rachel gets caught out telling Ellsie to be quiet very sternly, and this is the 100th time I am telling you to put your shoes on. 
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Mum, how long does a frog live for? These are the questions along with 75,000 others a day. How many is too many before it pushes you over the edge? And don’t forget when you're having those adult conversations, there are little ears listening every where! 
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Why doesn’t my creative brain work when we play dolls? And grocery shopping with kids, bribes, action plans and melt downs! 
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What extra jobs do you ask them to do! And is it ok for them to borrow your clothes or on the job? #babysittinggoals 
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Can long haul feel even longer? Can short haul feel like long haul? Yes! #kidsonplanes 
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We no longer listen to the radio in the car, it’s all about times tables songs! We chat about not wanting to be a part of ‘mums nights out’, the nightmare of homework night & kids 1 liners. 
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When we lose our minds and feel guilty for the rest of the day! And whoever says the beach is relaxing??! 
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We chat getting kids out of the house, rushing everywhere and Mum guilt 
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The question we ask normally is ‘Am I A Bad Mum?’ but what about the good Mum’s? The ones who bake stuff, the ones who do tuck shop duty and the ones who go to the P&F meetings…..or are they P&C??? 
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Katie and Rachel talk unrealistic threats, the points chart & how many extra-curricular activities is too many? 
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Katie and Rachel talk 2nd child syndrome, positive parenting is rubbish, dinner time’s a nightmare & when is too long to breastfeed?! 
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