Who Even Are We?

Making excuses for our kids. We have all done it and probably still do it now, it is a normal reaction right?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's good Mum side shines bright this week with her going the extra mile to ensure one of her girls is very ready for a dress up day for school. Beware this episode contains Rachel’s unreligious side!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach shares a raw review of a trending movie on Netflix right now and she could not wait for the kids to go to bed to be able to watch the whole thing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk all things about sleep deprivation, some stories around what it can do to you and some tips and tricks that maybe worked or didn’t work for the girls.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie brings up in conversation that maybe there is always one child in the family that is so much easier than the others.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach stoops to an all time low with trying to convince Ellsie to just try fruit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Throwing all the way back to toilet training!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach and Ellsie endure a traumatic experience together at the doctors which leaves Rach questioning when is it ok to pin your child down for medical reasons?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has got to her breaking point with clothing and washing, so she has now closed her laundry permanently just for her kids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flashing back all the way back through the years to funny things our kids did through the years of growing up so far.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie gets a 20 minute break in the middle of the day and decides to sit and relax, why do we then question our choice to sit rather than doing the housework?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach decided this time, there would be no empty threats for bad behaviour this time she would just remove anything that looks like fun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we create new routines in the house and it doesn’t have us included as a Mother, I am starting to feel very neglected.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach confesses she is having a love affair with something that makes me happy every single night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After coming out of a time in life where we have spent every waking hour together, now with the kids back at school it has given us the time to reflect on whether or not we used our time wisely with them and got the most out of it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conversations that make you wonder as a parent, should I maybe have not spoken about that to my children just yet? Especially when you can’t explain it further.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie let’s the girls take on a new challenge by loosening the reigns a little but then decides she might tighten them back up againSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yep it’s that time, the kids are back to school after home schooling and lockdown at home with their parents. We cover off everything of going back to school!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach hosts Gracie’s first sleep over with two of her little friends. Let’s just say she didn’t handle the situations she faced as well as she expected she would.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie juggles the questions around, how to tell your kids to stop cleaning when they think they are helping out and doing an amazing job for you?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat all things you can think possibly could of happened in another week of Home Isolation combined with Homeschooling!  
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This is something that is on repeat from every parent out there. Even when in Isolation we continue to hurry our children to eat their meals. Well this episode is no different, sometimes our decisions in the selection of food for our children can be the reason they do not want to eat it. 
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Rach raises the question; Is it possible that some habits you teach your children when they are young, come back and bite us on the bum when they are still doing it when they are slightly older? 
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Rach and Katie recap the week that was. They cover all the fun from Homeschooling the kids, to cooking wars, to gluing each others eyebrows! 
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Katie decides enough is enough for the silly questions. She asks the question why her children do not have common sense as yet. 
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When you have to make an excuse that your child farted and you didn’t in a massage appointment. 
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We raise all the thoughts and issues with home schooling for week 2 at home with the kids. 
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That is the question we now ask with sending the kids back to school when life slowly go back to normal after Iso. 
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Rach has decided desperate measures are needed in desperate times, so she threatens to 'get rid' of the girls new fish if they do not start caring for them! 
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Said no parent ever right! Well, Katie figures sometimes it is easier to have them use screens if thats what is going to stop the fighting. Thats Iso life rules anyway! 
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Running out of ideas for the kids in lockdown. Do not be concerned, the rest of us are all the same! 
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Ever looked at your little person and noticed traits and mannerisms on display that are very similar of yourself? Yep that is what is happening currently with Rachel’s little girls. 
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Katie brings up all the things, all the parents out there would be feeling right now. School is not going back and lock down continues! 
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Rach asks the question, am I a bad mum if I replace books at bedtime with Meditation for the kids? She also shares a nice Calm meditation for all the Mum’s to use at bedtime for themselves. 
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The Thaiday girls celebrate Birthdays in Iso, and Rach is completely backing Spotlight is definitely an essential service. 
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How do you find a routine to be able to have the weekend to still look forward to? Isolation is really pushing the boundaries for most and this is a question we keep asking. 
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Rach asks the question, is there ever too much Physical Education when doing home school? Katie also tackles DYI Hand Sanitiser for something new to do with her girls. 
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Routine is the key otherwise the kids are going to eat us out of house and home. 
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Katie brings up all the questions and feelings we are all having right now with this home school thing we are all in the thick of. 
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Let’s talk about it, let's talk about us, the parents and not the kids! Rach is all about how ME time as a parent can change things in yourself and make things at home a whole lot more manageable. 
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Kids and expectations is a great way of reflecting on things and seeing at some point whether they are set by the child or really by us as the parent. 
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Katie raises the questions around COVID-19 and whether it is better or worse to talk to your kids about it and whether it is adding to their anxiety around it. 
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We all know this feeling, kids and phones are a struggle these days in knowing how much time is too much time behind a screen let alone when they are old enough for their own phones! 
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Rach struggles with letting go, when something happens at home, and one of the boundaries is crossed with Gracie. 
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When the juggle of more than one child is real! 
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The subject line on an email can say so much, especially when they are from the school and about possible out breaks of viruses. Do you open them or just leave them for another day? 
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Rach and the girls head to the Gold Coast for a holiday and decide it is important to learn about where all our native wildlife go when they need help. So off to Currumbin Wildlife Hospital they go to learn all about it.  
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Katie decides last minute to head to the beach and decides to allow the girls to do their homework in the car on the way. This really only lead to one thing for all of them……. Can you guess what it was?  
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Should nightly news be switched off so the kids can not watch what is happening in the world?  
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Ellsie’s confessions to doing something she shouldn’t have done makes Rach also confess she was super glad it just was not on her watch! 
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