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<v Speaker 1>Apod Shape Production. Welcome back to another episode of Am

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<v Speaker 1>I A Bad Mom? Podcast?

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<v Speaker 2>My brother goes, what are you talking about today? Or

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<v Speaker 2>am I a bad Mama? I was like, should it

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<v Speaker 2>be am I a bad mom? Or should it be

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<v Speaker 2>an am I a good mom?

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of week? He went, I live with you at

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<v Speaker 3>the moment.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh, savage, yeah so much.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>We talk often about how we need to give each

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<v Speaker 1>other like a bit of grace, you know, like we

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<v Speaker 1>need to give each other a bit more of a

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<v Speaker 1>pad on the back because it's so hard. I was

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<v Speaker 1>even thinking this morning. I was like, without being like

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<v Speaker 1>too you know, woo woo. And like you hear a

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<v Speaker 1>lot about trauma these days, Like there's a lot about trauma,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, if you delve deep into looking at

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<v Speaker 1>trauma and the way it can show up in your

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<v Speaker 1>body and everything, like every illnesses and all that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff, it's just interesting. I every now and then

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<v Speaker 1>have a little think about the things that I would

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<v Speaker 1>do differently, and I'm like, oh, is that going to

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<v Speaker 1>cause you know, some sort of childhood trauma when they're older?

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<v Speaker 1>Like I'm always thinking about that kind of stuff. And

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<v Speaker 1>then I'm like, what could I have done differently, But

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<v Speaker 1>then at the same time, I'm like, you couldn't have

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<v Speaker 1>done anything differently because you didn't know any different So

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<v Speaker 1>you did what you could at the time in terms of,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, letting babies cry themselves to sleep. And now

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<v Speaker 1>we're hearing about how that's abandonment trauma and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like all that stuff, and it's like, but we didn't know. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so actually we did our best.

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<v Speaker 2>I think if you want to go extra on that

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<v Speaker 2>extra woo woo, do you believe that each and every

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<v Speaker 2>one of us have already got our paths written for us.

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<v Speaker 3>Like when you talk.

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<v Speaker 2>About woo woo in the universe, right, just going back

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<v Speaker 2>to your trauma piece, the universe is written, right, It's

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<v Speaker 2>already written for us.

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<v Speaker 3>So technically, if they're meant to.

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<v Speaker 2>Have trauma from you leaving them cry in their bed

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<v Speaker 2>for an extra eight minutes when they were children, they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have that, Like it's already written. That doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>change anything in the significance of how we show up

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<v Speaker 2>on a day to day basis and how we can

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<v Speaker 2>change and grow and evolve as we are as parents now.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Been and done. You can't change that it's all in

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<v Speaker 3>the past, right, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's interesting you say that because out there on

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<v Speaker 1>the whiteboard there is written in ideas podcast ideas. Has

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<v Speaker 1>the universe already written your life? And I've wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>do a podcast on that for a while, but I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know enough about that.

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<v Speaker 3>See, yeah, I don't know either.

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<v Speaker 2>But when I talk about that, I look at it

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<v Speaker 2>and go, yes, each and every one of us from

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<v Speaker 2>our childhood have a piece of trauma, if not seven, ten, twenty,

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<v Speaker 2>depending upon what childhood you've had, like, it does play

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<v Speaker 2>a part in who you are and how you show

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<v Speaker 2>up now as a parent a hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's the lessons that you learn from it.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's the difference is you've got to choose to

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<v Speaker 2>learn the lessons to be able to evolve and become

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<v Speaker 2>the next version of yourself, which then in turn benefits

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<v Speaker 2>the children and benefits the people around you, but most importantly,

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<v Speaker 2>it benefits yourself. So look, if they've got a bit

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<v Speaker 2>of trauma, Katie, don't beat yourself up. They're gonna be okay.

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<v Speaker 2>We are okay, We've had our little.

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<v Speaker 3>Share of you know, in our childhoods. It's all good.

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<v Speaker 1>What we're taking from this is if you lost your

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<v Speaker 1>shit with your kids this morning. Yeah, it's's okay because

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<v Speaker 1>it's all meant to be.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Am I bad mum for letting them?

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<v Speaker 3>Just letting them?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>See, this is a very controversial topic. It's unlike us.

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<v Speaker 1>Not everyone's going to agree with what I've done. But

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<v Speaker 1>let me explain my reasons for it.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm nervous. Why am I nervous?

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<v Speaker 1>I've got teenagers. Actually, when I say controversial, I also

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<v Speaker 1>kind of feel like there's definitely people that will go, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>my goodness, you can't do that. But well, I think

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<v Speaker 1>there's people that say that about everything we do talk.

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<v Speaker 3>About on here. Don't worry about just one topic.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think also if we then take ourselves back

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<v Speaker 1>to being teenagers, I reckon there's a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>that would also have done the same thing. So my

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<v Speaker 1>girls are fifteen turning sixteen in a few months.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Now they've been invited to their first party. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>so they're like, mum, you know, says any party, and

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<v Speaker 1>can we go? I was like, yeah, of course you

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<v Speaker 1>can go. Yeah, it's totally fine. And they said, just

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<v Speaker 1>to let you know, and this is another reason, and

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<v Speaker 1>for what I'm about to tell you, because they're quite

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<v Speaker 1>sensible kids, like I trust them, and they're very open

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<v Speaker 1>with us, like they talk about a lot. They said,

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<v Speaker 1>I just let you know there's going to be alcohol there.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was like okay, And they said, are you

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<v Speaker 1>okay with that? And I was like mm hmm, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because I really hope that I've given you the education

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<v Speaker 1>to know what to do in that situation, like you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to be drinking alcohol and vomiting in the

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<v Speaker 1>gutter and being brought home by a policeman.

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<v Speaker 3>Extreme, Yeah, keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, they asked me, like what do we do,

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<v Speaker 1>Like should we take something with it? And I was like, yeah, absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>When you go to someone's house and they've invited you

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<v Speaker 1>over for something, I would always take you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>an adult, I would take you know, bott of wine whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I said to them, I'm fine with you

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<v Speaker 1>taking Avoka Cruiser each.

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<v Speaker 3>What did they say?

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<v Speaker 1>And they were like okay, yeah, great, And I said,

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<v Speaker 1>and I want you to be sensible around if there's

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<v Speaker 1>other stuff on offer or whatever, then I'm trusting you. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm giving you my support. I'm going to take you

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<v Speaker 1>to this party and I'm going to pick you up

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<v Speaker 1>afterwards and you can take of AKA cruiser. And I

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<v Speaker 1>want the rest of your decisions that evening to be

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<v Speaker 1>sensible ones that I'll be proud of. Yeah, And they

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<v Speaker 1>were like, yeah, okay, we wouldn't want any more than that. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, okay, cool.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>The controversial part is it's technically illegal, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, underage drinking.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>However, my thing is at the moment, my kids are

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<v Speaker 1>opening up to me and they're telling me stuff. So

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<v Speaker 1>they're telling me when their friends are vaping, they're telling

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<v Speaker 1>me when someone's done something with a boy, they're telling

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<v Speaker 1>me when there's alcohol at you know, they could have

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<v Speaker 1>easily said to me, oh yeah, her parents, And I

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<v Speaker 1>do believe the parents are going to be there. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't imagine you'd ever want fifty teenagers in your house.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely not.

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<v Speaker 1>But my thing is that if I say no to

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<v Speaker 1>that stuff now, and obviously there's limits, like I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to say yes to bloody bottle of vodka, vockerans

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<v Speaker 1>and cocaine. I'm definitely not going to do that. However,

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<v Speaker 1>my thing is, at the moment they're being very honest

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<v Speaker 1>with me, yeah, And I also know my girls would

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<v Speaker 1>be feeling quite guilty if they were lying to me

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<v Speaker 1>about stuff, because it's just the type of kids they

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<v Speaker 1>are at the moment. Who knows if that will change. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm like, if I'm the parent that says no

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<v Speaker 1>to that, then they're just going to do it anyway

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<v Speaker 1>and start lying about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you're trying to weigh up which way is yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the way to navigate this. There's no best way to

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<v Speaker 2>navigate this.

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<v Speaker 1>And the interesting part is they then said to me

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<v Speaker 1>they're going with a friend, and I said, why don't

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<v Speaker 1>you write her over? You know, you can get ready

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<v Speaker 1>together and get dressed and all that kind of stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>and will drop you and her off. Amelia said to me, Mum,

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<v Speaker 1>will you be able to get a vodka cruzer for

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<v Speaker 1>this other friend? And I said, only if I can

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<v Speaker 1>speak to her mom or dad. I said, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>just buying alcohol for your friends. For someone else's child,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, does her parents know? So you're asking me

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<v Speaker 1>to buy it? And she wi no, That's why I'm

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<v Speaker 1>asking you to buy it because her mum won't let

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<v Speaker 1>her have one. And I was like, okay, cool, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm absolutely not going to then there's no way. But

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<v Speaker 1>what's interesting is that that friend has asked her to

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<v Speaker 1>ask me to get it, so she's fully intending on

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<v Speaker 1>doing it behind her parents back because they've said no.

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<v Speaker 1>This is my argument. It's like what's right, what's right,

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<v Speaker 1>and what's wrong? You can do I did it anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to lie to my mom all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to tell her I was having a sleepover

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<v Speaker 1>at someone's house. I'd get the train to the city

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<v Speaker 1>and go to a nightclub with a fake idea, Like

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<v Speaker 1>my mom had no idea. But that's because she didn't

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<v Speaker 1>allow a certain it was.

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<v Speaker 3>Just a definite no. Yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a super hard one. There's no right

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<v Speaker 2>or wrong answer. You'll have pushback on either side of

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<v Speaker 2>the decision. I am exactly like you. I learnt the

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<v Speaker 2>very hard way because I don't think it was just

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<v Speaker 2>even a conversation with my mum. It wasn't even brought

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<v Speaker 2>up right because I also knew that the answer would

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<v Speaker 2>be a clear no yeah, kind of like that other

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<v Speaker 2>side of going why would I lure her in and go, hey.

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<v Speaker 3>This is what I'm thinking of doing. What are your thoughts?

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<v Speaker 2>And she would have been like over my dead body.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that's exactly the mom that she was, So

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<v Speaker 2>that would be in definite no.

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<v Speaker 3>But did that stop me. Absolutely not.

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<v Speaker 2>I had my fair share of those experiences underage.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. I don't think there's a right or wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the education piece that you set as a

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<v Speaker 2>tone with your children from get go about alcohol is

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<v Speaker 2>really important.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So I've definitely had the conversation around the dangers

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<v Speaker 1>of alcohol, which they've done at school as well, Like

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<v Speaker 1>they're aware the dangers of alcohol, the keeping yourself safe,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I've even talked to them about you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those sickly sweet like Alco pops and how you don't

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<v Speaker 1>even feel like you're drinking and the next minute it

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<v Speaker 1>hits you, and that you should have it super slowly.

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<v Speaker 1>And also the like the reason why there's an agent

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<v Speaker 1>limit on alcohol is because it's really not good for

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<v Speaker 1>your child brain that's still developing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, to have it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think one is a problem.

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<v Speaker 3>Not really do.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that I'm pretty confident that the education around

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<v Speaker 1>it is understood and I do have a trust for them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the other part is that it was always

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<v Speaker 2>an open conversation when we were more of the older

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<v Speaker 2>side of the underage, so like seventeen or whatever, and

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<v Speaker 2>the house parties that we would go to, the parents

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<v Speaker 2>knew we were drinking. So it was just around that

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<v Speaker 2>whole understanding of like your body size, the capacity in

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<v Speaker 2>which it can contain, like in terms of alcohol, and

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<v Speaker 2>sort of what the side effects are and how they

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<v Speaker 2>can affect you. And I think you've laid with the conversation. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>it's one of those real hard ones where you go,

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<v Speaker 2>would you rather them behind your back doing it or

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<v Speaker 2>in front of your face? Yeah, because either way I

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<v Speaker 2>believe that they will experiment and try it. So you're

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<v Speaker 2>opting for the first one to be upfront, honest and

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<v Speaker 2>in front of you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Right, Yep. It's a tough one.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I imagine there'd be people listening going, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 1>what are you doing? Absolutely not. Well, I get that

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<v Speaker 1>to you in it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well it's the same as before you have children and

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<v Speaker 1>you go, I'm never going to have my child sitting

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<v Speaker 1>on an iPad at dinner in a restaurant. The next

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<v Speaker 1>with it, Yeah, it changes.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the thing though.

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<v Speaker 2>We can hold judgment from the start, right from the

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<v Speaker 2>get go. Oh, I never do that, and then you're

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<v Speaker 2>in the thick of it and you're going, oh, fuck,

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<v Speaker 2>this is really affected the way that I thought I

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<v Speaker 2>would show up as a parent, or you know along

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<v Speaker 2>the lines. Something's sort of change. Now you're navigating two

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<v Speaker 2>near sixteen year old girls, then education is the key.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that you can ever stop it. They've

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<v Speaker 2>got to make the decision whether they do want to

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<v Speaker 2>experiment with it or they don't.

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<v Speaker 3>We can't stop that either.

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<v Speaker 2>We can continue to influence them and teach them the

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<v Speaker 2>side effects.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I'm like that with drugs.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm heavy on the chat about drugs because I do

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<v Speaker 2>not condemn them at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I mean, look, it's going to be a totally

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<v Speaker 1>different story if they come to me one day and

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<v Speaker 1>say we want to just try some heroin at this party.

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<v Speaker 3>Of probably well the answer to this one will be no.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, hard one.

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<v Speaker 2>To navigate that great topic because I think it's so relevant,

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<v Speaker 2>especially for all of the mums and dads navigating teenagers

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<v Speaker 2>right now. Yeah, tough one.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank God, who would have thought you were there already

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<v Speaker 1>if only I was having just one vocka crew were

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<v Speaker 1>at a party at sixteen

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<v Speaker 3>And not coming home in a police car,