Am I A Bad Mum?

This episode starts off with Katie clamping down on being 'Mum's bank' but in true Rach & Katie style, it goes sideways with a fascinating discussion about water bottles haha!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach gave herself an impromptu night out after facing backlash from her youngest. So instead of arguing she simply just left!........See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has a moment of realisation that her kids are a lot more self-sufficient than they allow her to think so she is taking a break from being everyone's PA!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is confused at the kids lingo these days so wants to see if Rach understands!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The question NO MUM EVER WANTS TO GET! You can only imagine where this chat is going to go......See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has found herself in a situation where every night now seems to be late-night questions with questionable topics she doesn't know how to answer!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has gone to extreme lengths in her 'helicopter parent' journey which Rach thinks is extremely unnecessary!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach is struggling with confidence / rudeness that no punishment seems to fix. We did not get away with it when we were kids!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 their alcohol consumption, millennial Mum's are making up for it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's celebrating her kids birthdays and high fiving herself in the process. But Rach still thinks she's helicoptering a little too much!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach thought she was nailing the day, so organised. It was all going swimmingly.... until it wasn't!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 when it comes to teaching them to drive Rach has realised she has no idea!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 have turned!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie couldn't help but find it hysterical when one of her kids made a split second decision that went drastically wrong!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach finds out which kids sports are the most expensive during their childhood and it's shocking!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie went to Bali and all safety protocols went completely out of the window when she put her kids in danger MULTIPLE times!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 get her started on the dogs! Hop on the back of the scooter, we're moving to Bali!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 the hotel room she booked for her & 2 kids only had ONE bed!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 girls hugely long showers and has come up with a great deterrent! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 individual devices! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 the inappropriate antics as did HER SCHOOL FRIEND!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 so she's introduced a new saying which is "do what the f*** you like!"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 up for!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Katie has experienced teenage 'goings on' and they have some "advice" for parents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 and gave him a piece of her mind!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is battling still parenting v loosening the strings. Teenagers are a whole other ball game and she has lost control!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 have much sympathy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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's household!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 the coach for a jersey!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie wants to chat about the fashion at the moment and why our teenagers look like they're homeless!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 punishment she can think of all in one go! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Another parenting fail! And she did not own it!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie’s daughter has decided that having children is a terrible idea — because apparently, they’ll ruin her life. This is a controversial one!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 freezer that will never be the same again. Welcome to oversharing, parenting edition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 take all the jobs we are preparing them for, and Rach has a hilarious solution to what work they should go in to.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's not very often that we tackle serious topics, but a conversation started around social media that we thought was important to share!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 ticking off the one off's they've taken part in over the school years!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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'???See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie knew full well her girls had left their lunchboxes in their school bags for the whole 3 weeks of holidays! Instead of being a good Mum and reminding them, she chose to let them discover for themselves! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach is being hassled by her kids to go to the Brisbane show (Ekka) so instead she decided they would do a smaller version. The prices were still INSANE! Also KPOP has entered the Thaiday household and it is NOT ok!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's absolute favourite thing to do is spend time making food for the family only to watch it nibbled on and then tipped into the bin! NOT! Rach has a few suggestions, and they decide the best approach is to lower to their level!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a fun Friday round up before we take a week's break being Mum's on school holidays! Katie has a solution to the expensive trends the kids are wanting after seeing stuff on Tik Tok and Rach has taken bargain hunting to the next level when she refuses to buy the correct size shoes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie needs a holiday and is feeling the Mum guilt of not doing much with the kids in school holidays; meantime, Rach reveals her wild past!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.