Who Even Are We?

Katie has a new battle and wants to know how the hell to get her girls to wear sunscreen. Rach has a great idea on how to do it and it's probably not what a professional would suggest! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie decided they were going to go out for the day as a family but has realised literally everything they as parents want to do bores the shit out of the kids! (She made them do it all anyway!) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has been told that if her kids want to take part in their competition she has to volunteer to help out for the day (even though she's had to pay a lot to enter!) You can imagine how it went down! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's kids want to go to the next level in iceskating but it means training morning and night and someones got to take them! She's not an elite athlete sort of Mum! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we welcome tv and radio host Erin Molan to the podcast to chat work / Mum life, the constant Mum guilt and using facetime to still be present for the story before bed!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach finds herself in an awkward situation trying to explain what a miscarriage is to 3 small kids. It's an emotional topic but they couldn't helf but laugh when the kids thought she'd actually left the baby at westfield! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has decided she needs to do less so that her kids learn to do more for themselves but where do you draw the line so that you're still actually being a parent?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach's phone ended up disappearing down the back of the garden and then coming back with a video filmed by her 8 year old, meantime Katie has thousands of selfies of her kids that appear on her phone but can't access them because she doesn't understand the cloud!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has had enough of lost lunchboxes and containers and what she's resorted to seemsto be working! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach spent a lot of time and thought thinking of names for her girls even after they were born, Katie had a very different experience! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is shocked when she realises her girls know more about the birds and bees than she thought and even more shocked when she realises the information is coming from her own experiences on another (adult) podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has decided her kids are fully capable to complete jobs properly and the problem is just laziness, as always they come up with a solution! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has officially been exposed (literally) and trying to explain to Ellsie why she didn't want to appear on the screen whilst in the shower was interesting! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie spent the night before school went back sewing hems on uniforms, as you can imagine it was a calm exchange as to why it wasn't brought up during the whole of the summer holidays! And Rach loses it when she hears what happened at TK Maxx! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach is at the end of her tether trying to understand why her kids fight so much, she's also been up against it with sex questions from her 7 year old and Katie's kids have shocked her by reading out the titles of a very inapropriate podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has had enough of kids not pulling their weight so she's decided not to pull hers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach is now regretting another Christmas present, her 7 year old having a smart watch means she's now getting 27 calls a day AND she's over ridden the parental controls! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has an issue with screens and hasn't done herself any favours with the girls Christmas presents, meantime Katie has banned Tik Tok after the latest worrying info. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has stooped to a new low in the latest threat that's being used! You've gotta do what you've gotta do! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has a new job meaning she's out of the house longer that usual and the household is not coping! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks if it's our fault our kids are so entitled and how we deal with that? Katie has the realisation that we're mixing modern parenting with how our parents used to be and it's getting bloody confusing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie had a difficult dissition to make - whether to include her kids in her birthday celebrations or to leave them at home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a new season for 2023! In this episode Rach has had tough questions to deal with around Santa being real from her kids. And she also made a rookie error when it came to the presents! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is sick of her kids committing to stuff she needs to pay for so she's cracked down and made them liable!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elf on the shelf is back in Rach's household and isn't fully welcomed by all!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has a moment of sadness when her girls want to give things up because they're not cool anymore. Although there's one thing that they're more than welcome to drop!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has a friend who's actually been able to get her kids to do jobs without nagging and she shares the secret! And do you offer money for jobs or should they just do them to be able to live in the house?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach's kids have been hasstling her to do Friday night swimming - the only night she gets to chill. Not only that but the parents have to run the BBQ!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has decided she's not replacing anything ever again! You lose it, you go without!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has certain words that are banned in her house although there are exceptions! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has a frustrating moment on the phone to a company where her kids tell her she's being rude. They chat around what's rude and what's assertive and then she has a shocker of a story to tell!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach finds herself in a situation where someone else has to step in, haven't we all done it quietly so the parent doesn't hear?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has been thinking about some of the stuff you learn at school that you will never need - algebra, origami, the recorder.... the list goes on!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's kids drop a bombshell just before the dance concert and it turns out she may have wasted 12 years of cash!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie introduces a new game to the household and it's called 'nag or pig'!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach is shocked when her 7 year old shows her the bags she's got packed around the house and it turns out she's prepared for every occasion!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is concerned that she hasn't been monitoring what her kids are doing online and is shocked by something she found!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has had extreme Mum guilt and realises when you're not with your kids you miss them so much then when they're back they punish you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach is struggling with her girls growing up to fast and not needing her anymore where as Katie is finiding the opposite!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has resorted to last resort when it comes to getting the kids to leave the house on time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach had a moment of reflection when her 7 year old articulated advise better than her!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is being hit with a pretty unrealistic wish list from her teenagers, its back to Kmart we go!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has been shamed for giving her kids microwave meals but Rach has an easy solution!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's kids didn't listen after telling them something a million times so she's going extreme to get them to learn!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has had the worst week ever with gastro making it's way through the household!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has had a few work trips lately but has decided the hell she faces once home isn't worth the time away!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The work / life / kid battle is real, Katie asks the if she is a bad Mum for leaving the kids waiting at the school gate and serving up a microwave meal for dinner?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is all about putting ourselves first and being the main character again! Anyone for a girls trip?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's kids had a moment of complete embarrassment at something she did which only encouraged her to do it more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode we are joined by B105 breakfast host Matty Acton who not only has some hilarious Instagram reels acting out his 8 year old son but also gives us some pretty great bad Dad moments. Check out the videos @mattyactonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.