Who Even Are We?

Rachel’s worst nightmare has happened, Ellsie now calls her mate and it is not going down well. 
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I think every parent has used this line. No eating in my car. Katie opens up on where this started for her and where this has landed her now. 
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Ever been on a phone call and the kids are all over you and in your grill? This is every day for Rachel and some things are not held back on whilst juggling phone conversations and kids. 
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We always think a drink of water and bandaid will fix everything when you are a parent. This time it didn’t really cut it. 
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Rachel is struggling with the idea of letting go of dressing her girls. Ellsie continues to learn the hard way in how to put underwear on. 
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Whilst on holidays, Katie comes to the realisation, she gives her kids way too much in life and wants to do a social experiment when they get home. 
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Rach decides to carry on the lessons of being Grateful and decides birthday parties are not on the cards for 2019! 
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That’s the questions we all ask ourselves in the journey of deciding whether we take the plunge to become parents. What about the couples that decide babies are really not their thing? 
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Katie and Rach look back on their own childhoods and how much things have changed from the way their parents did things. (Warning to our parents, there is no judgement at all used in this episode). 
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Rachel goes to extreme measures, next holiday destination is going to be an eye opener for the whole family! 
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Katie and Rach revisit one of the first podcast episodes and apologise for coming across judgemental. Oh this one is raw! 
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Katie’s girls re- enact to her what she looks like and sounds like when things hit the fan in their house. 
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School lunches is a serious topic, and one of our listeners raises the question, how long in advance can you prepare your children's lunches? 
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Katie shows her girls how it is done properly, Bowling that is. 
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This one is serious ladies and gents. Rachel opens up in a raw and vulnerable way about her postnatal depression after both girls. [Trigger Warning - This episode has content discussing Postnatal Depression. If you or anyone you know needs help, please seek professional assistance] 
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Katie sums up her world and works out using appliances is not her strong point in life. 
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The mindset slump - This is real and hits every mum at different stages within the space of having a child. That mindset where you can only envisage yourself to just being a Mum. You can not see out of the box. You have lost your confidence, and even feel the loss of identity. This episode is real and raw. 
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Spilling the beans to new mums, over sharing stories to scare each other, the list goes on. 
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How many times have you heard the line “It wasn’t me Mum, it was the……..” Exactly! 
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Rachel mixes up bribery and empty threats. The only person she ends up torturing is herself. 
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Katie has ticked the box of good Mum and volunteered her time in the class room. Although she may have just done a little too much.  
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Katie gets real and honest to her 10 year olds on why they should never reproduce! 
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Rachel ticks the box again for being the best cook in their house hold. That old saying we all use ‘Just eat it or you will get nothing else for the rest of the day’ well let's just say Rach had to back down on this one and accept defeat in the kitchen. 
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Katie confesses she laughs at her girls mistakes when and if they make them. Rachel has a confession about laughing at her girls and then choosing to correct them. 
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Katie faces a challenge of trying to let her 10 year old daughter down lightly with her singing career in mind. And Rachel’s inspirational quote goes deep! You do You, Boo! For anyone that does not know, Rachel is pretty good at Netball. 
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Katie has a moment of ‘I forgot to order the kids lunch’. You can hear the pain in her voice! 
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We share how one of our listeners let her child go with a dislocated elbow for two days. Do not worry we have all done it! 
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Katie’s Valentines Day started off quite romantic, but as we know things can happen that can shape the rest of the day very rapidly when you have kids. The morning went down hill that fast that she even forgot to feed the kids! 
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Rachel has a reflection moment on the type of music she is exposing her girls too in the car when Ellsie starts singing the lines to a Nicki Minaj song. 
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Week 2 of school and the girls have their first spelling test results. Apparently Katie needs to work on her spelling little before she gives out help to the twins for their homework. 
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Lets talk fitness! We all know how much Rachel enjoys to work out, she explains all! And Ellsie is still asking why she has to go to Pilates again. 
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Rachel takes on the big questions around weddings with Ellsie wanting just the ring but not the husband. 
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Katie raises the question, the big question some humans never grasp, does common sense exist and when do we expect our children to start using it? 
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Katie comes up with a really tough topic from her girls and finds it hard to answer their questions and explain why or how certain things happen in life. It’s FRIDAY, top up the glass of wine and listen. 
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Rachel gets a Peace sign from her 3 year old on her first day of kindy and asked by her 5 year old to watch her walk herself to school. Tears were definitely shed and it was not from the girls at all. 
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Katie’s girls are 10 and want an iPhone! The battle starts with them wanting what other kids have. Is a horse out of the question? 
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Katie raises the question, Am I A Bad Mum if I ban my kids from my phone? Will this help them in the long run or ruin her in the mean time? Rachel discusses when your babysitter throws a house party and battle of the babysitting rates for the school holidays. 
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So excited to be back in full swing of everything kids. Holidays have proven to be testing, Rachel questions when play dates, and at what age do they start? We talk about sleep overs and whether the return favour is worth the trauma. And Rachel's OCD is next level with a little run in with chewing gum. 
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It’s end of term and end of the first year of school, and Rach is having a proud parent moment. Katie’s girls have sent her in a spin with an early Christmas present. And another Ellsie story proves she is one little coffee lover! Merry Christmas to everyone and see you after the holidays. 
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It’s the end of the year and Katie is tired....tired of playing barbies with the girls, with no patience left. Rachel questions why we put ourselves through the torture of Santa Photos again every year! And the iPad questions continue! 
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This episode is short and sweet! Katie faces a battle of gumtree with her kids being way too honest. Ellsie decides to deal Rachel a heart breaking one liner. And iPad game trends, make your own slime on an iPad, need we say more! 
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This week we chat with Katie about how she does not listen to her kids at all, and there is a good reason for it. Rachel has questions around Social Media and what age is too young? And really do girls really need to know how to do their own hair by the age of 10? Surely Not! 
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This week we get the dirt on how Rachel really travels with her kids. Katie’s girls turn 10 and not only is there present buying regret there is birthday party stories! Also Rachel works out RollerSkating with a 3 year old is like teaching a baby giraffe to walk! 
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In this episode Katie decides to open up to her girls and be super honest about things in life, which leaves her in a pickle. Rachel gets angry about one small thing about a daily struggle, grocery shopping and carparks! 
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This episode we have a special guest with us, to talk all things Dads, Brisbane Bronco Sam Thaiday. He let’s us in on Father Guilt and living with two little girls in a footballers world! 
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The royals are in town and Gracie would love to have them over for dinner. Katie has her second round of birds and the bees conversation with her nine year old daughter. And listen in to see why Rachel sat on the edge of the swimming lesson pool in tears. 
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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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