1 00:00:05,921 --> 00:00:24,801 Speaker 1: Apod Jake Production. Welcome back to another episode of Am 2 00:00:24,841 --> 00:00:27,081 Speaker 1: I a Bad Mum? Podcast? 3 00:00:28,481 --> 00:00:29,041 Speaker 2: New Week. 4 00:00:29,641 --> 00:00:33,321 Speaker 1: I have done absolutely nothing towards Christmas. Nothing, not a thing. 5 00:00:33,921 --> 00:00:36,161 Speaker 2: We've still got time, I know I have time. 6 00:00:36,281 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: Remember that year I was so impressed with you. Remember 7 00:00:38,801 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: that year that you lay by all your Christmas gifts 8 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,281 Speaker 1: for the kids in like June July and then paid 9 00:00:46,281 --> 00:00:49,281 Speaker 1: it off and then literally picked it up in December, 10 00:00:49,361 --> 00:00:53,201 Speaker 1: so organized paid the ladies at the charity fifty dollars 11 00:00:53,241 --> 00:00:56,801 Speaker 1: to wrap it all. How reallyhing. 12 00:00:58,361 --> 00:01:00,081 Speaker 2: Ah, I can tell you this year it is not 13 00:01:00,161 --> 00:01:03,281 Speaker 2: like that at all, And that memory of that year 14 00:01:03,521 --> 00:01:05,681 Speaker 2: even makes me relaxed, Like just the that you sold 15 00:01:05,721 --> 00:01:07,881 Speaker 2: that to me then I was like, why wouldn't you 16 00:01:07,881 --> 00:01:11,801 Speaker 2: do it any other way? That sounds blissful. I've got 17 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,561 Speaker 2: a slight issue, though, and that is because the ages 18 00:01:15,681 --> 00:01:20,001 Speaker 2: in which my children are now, they're not just wanting 19 00:01:20,601 --> 00:01:25,041 Speaker 2: that bulk by from Target of toys. And that year 20 00:01:25,441 --> 00:01:27,841 Speaker 2: was kind of like I got lucky because they were 21 00:01:27,881 --> 00:01:31,121 Speaker 2: still into toys. They still wanted different toys, Like my 22 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,681 Speaker 2: girls were definitely you know, a Lego here or there. Yeah, 23 00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:37,481 Speaker 2: they're not wanting that toys anymore. So that takes me 24 00:01:37,521 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: into another whole space, like you're in another whole world 25 00:01:40,521 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 2: of presence. But I'm kind of like in that. 26 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: Middle in between, stay in between. 27 00:01:45,321 --> 00:01:48,361 Speaker 2: I'm not a baby anymore. I'm not wanting toys. 28 00:01:48,601 --> 00:01:53,361 Speaker 1: But also I think, especially with Gracie, is that I'm 29 00:01:53,401 --> 00:01:57,041 Speaker 1: wanting stuff that probably is an age appropriate right now 30 00:01:57,161 --> 00:01:59,401 Speaker 1: a hundred. But I'm wanting it because I see all 31 00:01:59,401 --> 00:02:02,041 Speaker 1: the other girls and the older girls having it. So 32 00:02:02,161 --> 00:02:03,401 Speaker 1: i want the white Fox. 33 00:02:03,681 --> 00:02:04,121 Speaker 2: Yeah. 34 00:02:04,161 --> 00:02:07,281 Speaker 1: However, I'm not old enough to wear it yet. Yeah 35 00:02:07,441 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: I could, to the point now. I looked at Amelia's 36 00:02:10,121 --> 00:02:11,441 Speaker 1: shoes the other day and I was like, oh, I 37 00:02:11,481 --> 00:02:13,121 Speaker 1: really want to get myself a pair of those, And 38 00:02:13,161 --> 00:02:15,081 Speaker 1: I was like, she's at school all day, just wear them, 39 00:02:15,161 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: Just wear them. 40 00:02:17,921 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: I'm not far off that I'm okay with sharing things 41 00:02:21,041 --> 00:02:22,881 Speaker 2: to a degree, but I want to share all. 42 00:02:25,641 --> 00:02:27,641 Speaker 1: Be careful what you wish for because they'll be stealing 43 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,961 Speaker 1: your stuff. I know you won't be able to find 44 00:02:30,001 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: it when you want to wear it, or it will 45 00:02:31,881 --> 00:02:33,561 Speaker 1: be damaged because I don't give a shit because you 46 00:02:33,601 --> 00:02:34,081 Speaker 1: paid for it. 47 00:02:34,201 --> 00:02:36,241 Speaker 2: I'll just have to get a lock box. Yeah you 48 00:02:36,361 --> 00:02:38,721 Speaker 2: did from Bunnings and stew it all the way. Yep. 49 00:02:48,161 --> 00:02:50,321 Speaker 1: Am I a bad mum for not knowing what to 50 00:02:50,361 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: do with them? 51 00:02:52,041 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: Is this in general or is this just because you're 52 00:02:54,481 --> 00:02:58,161 Speaker 2: coming into that wonderful time of year. 53 00:02:58,641 --> 00:02:58,881 Speaker 1: Yeah? 54 00:02:59,081 --> 00:03:00,921 Speaker 2: Make them get extra days at work? 55 00:03:01,081 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I am. And so I'm panicking a little bit 56 00:03:03,561 --> 00:03:09,081 Speaker 1: because literally it's school holidays, like school holidays is pretty 57 00:03:09,121 --> 00:03:13,121 Speaker 1: much here. Yeah, and there's still a couple of weeks 58 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: before I take a break. Yeah, And I don't want 59 00:03:17,161 --> 00:03:19,361 Speaker 1: them just sitting on screens all day, and so I 60 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,041 Speaker 1: really am struggling to think what the hell am I 61 00:03:22,081 --> 00:03:25,161 Speaker 1: going to do with them? It's a long time. Yeah, 62 00:03:25,201 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: it's like they go back to school after Australia Day. 63 00:03:27,881 --> 00:03:30,921 Speaker 1: It's January, like end of January. 64 00:03:30,601 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 2: And it's only the start of December. 65 00:03:32,401 --> 00:03:32,761 Speaker 1: Yeah. 66 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,801 Speaker 2: So when it comes to working now, because they've both 67 00:03:35,801 --> 00:03:38,681 Speaker 2: got part time jobs, is there a system in which 68 00:03:38,761 --> 00:03:42,881 Speaker 2: they can request additional hours or like pick up shifts 69 00:03:42,921 --> 00:03:46,161 Speaker 2: when people are not well or is that just delegated 70 00:03:46,161 --> 00:03:48,201 Speaker 2: one hundred percent from the workplace. 71 00:03:48,401 --> 00:03:52,801 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is. So this particular workplace have so many 72 00:03:52,881 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: kids working for them, and they're all casuals. So they 73 00:03:56,521 --> 00:03:59,281 Speaker 1: literally each week they have a look at their app 74 00:03:59,361 --> 00:04:01,561 Speaker 1: they don't even they don't speak to a person. They 75 00:04:01,561 --> 00:04:03,521 Speaker 1: have a look at their app and they see which 76 00:04:03,521 --> 00:04:05,241 Speaker 1: shifts they've been assigned, And. 77 00:04:05,201 --> 00:04:06,961 Speaker 2: We just want to put it out there on the 78 00:04:07,001 --> 00:04:09,681 Speaker 2: record that they are not working in like a TIMU 79 00:04:09,801 --> 00:04:10,841 Speaker 2: or machine factory. 80 00:04:10,881 --> 00:04:12,041 Speaker 1: When you say there's so. 81 00:04:11,921 --> 00:04:15,161 Speaker 2: Many kids in Yeah, they're not working in there. They're 82 00:04:15,201 --> 00:04:17,681 Speaker 2: not working in a factory of that. But yeah, so 83 00:04:17,921 --> 00:04:19,921 Speaker 2: there's a lot of that particular age group that are 84 00:04:19,921 --> 00:04:21,921 Speaker 2: probably looking for the same sort of stuff, right. 85 00:04:21,921 --> 00:04:24,761 Speaker 1: Yeah, and so they just get what they've given. So 86 00:04:24,801 --> 00:04:27,001 Speaker 1: some weeks they might have two shifts, some weeks they 87 00:04:27,001 --> 00:04:27,561 Speaker 1: don't have any. 88 00:04:27,761 --> 00:04:29,841 Speaker 2: Yeah. I just remember back to my first part time 89 00:04:29,921 --> 00:04:32,681 Speaker 2: job and I was like I was only given certain shifts. 90 00:04:32,681 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 2: And then I was like, no, I'm really I want 91 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,841 Speaker 2: to work like I want to work every minute that 92 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,121 Speaker 2: I can because I was chasing the cash. 93 00:04:41,201 --> 00:04:42,801 Speaker 1: I said to Holly the other day, I was like, 94 00:04:42,841 --> 00:04:45,281 Speaker 1: don't forget to put because you can request like if 95 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,721 Speaker 1: you're going on holiday or whatever, you can block out dates. 96 00:04:48,241 --> 00:04:51,561 Speaker 1: I said, don't forget to request Christmas Day off, and 97 00:04:51,601 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: she went, no, I want to work Christmas Day. So 98 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:54,841 Speaker 1: do you know how much money you get for working 99 00:04:54,921 --> 00:04:59,921 Speaker 1: Christmas Day. I was like, yeah, it's Triple Time. Yeah, 100 00:04:59,961 --> 00:05:01,801 Speaker 1: that's a lot of money. That's a lot of money 101 00:05:01,961 --> 00:05:04,361 Speaker 1: fast food by the way, just for anyone that didn't know, 102 00:05:04,841 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: just to mac donald if you don't know, it's macas 103 00:05:08,001 --> 00:05:08,561 Speaker 1: Mickey D's. 104 00:05:08,761 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it'd probably be an easy shift. I would say 105 00:05:12,921 --> 00:05:15,361 Speaker 2: for Triple Time. I'm just going to say, I don't 106 00:05:15,361 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: know how many people would be. 107 00:05:18,161 --> 00:05:19,561 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't want to put it out there, 108 00:05:19,601 --> 00:05:23,121 Speaker 1: and I wanted to say that that. I was like, sadly, 109 00:05:23,161 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: I think you'd be surprised. 110 00:05:24,521 --> 00:05:28,041 Speaker 2: Okay, I don't mind, like maybe a few hotcakes for Brecky, 111 00:05:28,681 --> 00:05:31,241 Speaker 2: but like really for the whole anyway, be. 112 00:05:31,281 --> 00:05:35,521 Speaker 1: Can't I was like thinking, family pack what are they called? 113 00:05:35,601 --> 00:05:38,321 Speaker 2: Get a cheesy family Christmas. 114 00:05:38,401 --> 00:05:41,001 Speaker 1: I don't know who is having Meccas for their Christmas 115 00:05:41,121 --> 00:05:43,721 Speaker 1: Day lunch, but there would definitely be some people. 116 00:05:43,921 --> 00:05:46,601 Speaker 2: The part of me that would attract me to want 117 00:05:46,601 --> 00:05:49,481 Speaker 2: to go the air for lunch on Christmas Day is 118 00:05:49,521 --> 00:05:53,121 Speaker 2: just the ease and the convenience, because you know how 119 00:05:53,121 --> 00:05:56,481 Speaker 2: stressful Christmas Day is when you're cooking for however many 120 00:05:56,521 --> 00:05:59,441 Speaker 2: people you've got at your house. Yeah, that ship is stressful. 121 00:05:59,681 --> 00:06:03,041 Speaker 1: Yeah, do this is just reminded me. It's completely off topic. 122 00:06:03,481 --> 00:06:06,681 Speaker 1: But back in the day in England, my mom and 123 00:06:06,761 --> 00:06:08,601 Speaker 1: dad built a house. So they bought a block of 124 00:06:08,641 --> 00:06:11,641 Speaker 1: land and they built the house. Yep, there's laws around. 125 00:06:11,801 --> 00:06:14,721 Speaker 1: I don't think you can do this here. But we 126 00:06:14,801 --> 00:06:16,921 Speaker 1: lived on the back of the block of land in 127 00:06:16,961 --> 00:06:20,161 Speaker 1: a caravan for a year. What the hose? Yeah, there's 128 00:06:20,161 --> 00:06:20,681 Speaker 1: a few more. 129 00:06:20,761 --> 00:06:20,961 Speaker 2: Yeah. 130 00:06:21,121 --> 00:06:23,641 Speaker 1: And for Christmas Day, my mom went, there's no way 131 00:06:23,681 --> 00:06:27,681 Speaker 1: I'm cooking a full Christmas dinner in a caravan. We 132 00:06:27,761 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: went to the supermarket. Everyone got to pick their favorite food. 133 00:06:31,201 --> 00:06:35,001 Speaker 1: Just grab your favorite food, sausage rolls, like oh shit, 134 00:06:35,081 --> 00:06:37,521 Speaker 1: that was all easy to do and just lay it 135 00:06:37,561 --> 00:06:40,681 Speaker 1: out on the table and that was Christmas dinner. Or 136 00:06:40,681 --> 00:06:43,681 Speaker 1: we didn't quite go to macas, but I mean, each 137 00:06:43,761 --> 00:06:44,161 Speaker 1: their own. 138 00:06:44,201 --> 00:06:46,561 Speaker 2: I'm down with it. The ease inconvenience for me. Look, 139 00:06:46,601 --> 00:06:50,161 Speaker 2: as a parent, now you've got to get through the 140 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,921 Speaker 2: presence in the morning. Then you've got to feed everyone 141 00:06:53,961 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 2: for breakfast. Do you know. 142 00:06:56,001 --> 00:07:00,241 Speaker 1: I had a funny realization because Christmas obviously with kids, 143 00:07:00,241 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: so Christmas Eve is a big night. So I found 144 00:07:04,521 --> 00:07:07,401 Speaker 1: that a big I would be wrapping to Christmas Eve 145 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,681 Speaker 1: I'd like be up there with a glass of wine wrapping, 146 00:07:09,761 --> 00:07:12,001 Speaker 1: and then I'd forget to label a present and be like, 147 00:07:12,281 --> 00:07:14,321 Speaker 1: next day, the fuck was that one for? 148 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:16,441 Speaker 2: And then she'd have another wine's. 149 00:07:18,241 --> 00:07:21,121 Speaker 1: It would just get worse and worse. But I would 150 00:07:21,161 --> 00:07:24,841 Speaker 1: leave the wrapping to Christmas Eve, which is stressful. Then 151 00:07:24,921 --> 00:07:27,841 Speaker 1: you've got Christmas Eve itself where your kids won't go 152 00:07:27,921 --> 00:07:31,121 Speaker 1: to sleep because mom was so excited. They'd get so 153 00:07:31,161 --> 00:07:34,121 Speaker 1: excited for Santa coming. We'd walk up the street in pajamas. 154 00:07:34,201 --> 00:07:36,281 Speaker 1: We'd have a look in the sky. We'd point out, 155 00:07:36,681 --> 00:07:38,841 Speaker 1: you know, an airplane with lights and be like, oh, 156 00:07:39,001 --> 00:07:41,161 Speaker 1: there are is, Like he's coming, quick cut of sleep, 157 00:07:41,201 --> 00:07:44,121 Speaker 1: go sleep. I remember Channel nine did this really great 158 00:07:44,361 --> 00:07:49,561 Speaker 1: news story one year where it was breaking news and 159 00:07:49,601 --> 00:07:52,521 Speaker 1: then it was like there are too many kids still awake, 160 00:07:52,881 --> 00:07:55,321 Speaker 1: Santa can't land, and like they went they did this 161 00:07:55,401 --> 00:07:58,321 Speaker 1: like whole story. They like shot it at the airport. 162 00:07:58,601 --> 00:08:01,681 Speaker 1: They were showing you know, delays with planes taking off 163 00:08:01,761 --> 00:08:04,081 Speaker 1: because they were waiting for Santa to land his slave. 164 00:08:04,121 --> 00:08:06,721 Speaker 1: But he couldn't land because too many kids were still awake, 165 00:08:07,081 --> 00:08:08,561 Speaker 1: and so all the kids were like we have to 166 00:08:08,561 --> 00:08:11,081 Speaker 1: go sleeping to sleep. It got to the point where 167 00:08:11,201 --> 00:08:14,601 Speaker 1: Amelia in particular, got so excited on Christmas Eve she 168 00:08:14,881 --> 00:08:17,961 Speaker 1: literally couldn't sleep, like she'd get upset about it because 169 00:08:18,001 --> 00:08:20,641 Speaker 1: she could not sleep. She wanted to go to sleep, 170 00:08:20,721 --> 00:08:22,761 Speaker 1: and she couldn't get sleep because she was so excited. 171 00:08:23,001 --> 00:08:26,201 Speaker 1: Jay and I would get drunk because we'd have to 172 00:08:26,241 --> 00:08:30,001 Speaker 1: stay up so late. We'd get drunk, and then we 173 00:08:30,041 --> 00:08:32,321 Speaker 1: would have to go to sleep and set our alarm 174 00:08:32,401 --> 00:08:34,761 Speaker 1: for the middle of the night to be able to 175 00:08:34,801 --> 00:08:38,561 Speaker 1: do the Christmas stuff while she was asleep, because she 176 00:08:38,601 --> 00:08:41,481 Speaker 1: was still alive at am. Honestly, the other day, rach 177 00:08:41,561 --> 00:08:43,441 Speaker 1: I was talking about the fact that we have teenagers 178 00:08:43,441 --> 00:08:45,201 Speaker 1: now and they sleep in a little bit longer, and 179 00:08:45,241 --> 00:08:47,441 Speaker 1: I think Christmas Day, I think they'll still get up 180 00:08:47,441 --> 00:08:50,761 Speaker 1: at you know, if they got triple time, certainly not 181 00:08:50,801 --> 00:08:52,761 Speaker 1: going to be four am like it used to be. 182 00:08:53,521 --> 00:08:57,441 Speaker 1: The amount of years rage that I remember having breakfast 183 00:08:57,761 --> 00:09:02,241 Speaker 1: on Christmas morning, eating to try and sober myself up 184 00:09:02,481 --> 00:09:04,441 Speaker 1: because I was still drunk from the night before. 185 00:09:06,961 --> 00:09:12,761 Speaker 2: Mary Chris, mom's over there, Mary Chris, Oh my god, 186 00:09:13,001 --> 00:09:14,441 Speaker 2: she's heart messed this morning. 187 00:09:14,961 --> 00:09:18,521 Speaker 1: We would literally get up open the presence. I'd be like, okay, great, 188 00:09:18,561 --> 00:09:19,841 Speaker 1: that's done. I'm going back to bed. 189 00:09:20,681 --> 00:09:22,841 Speaker 2: Yep, kids, you're going to be good. You will just 190 00:09:22,921 --> 00:09:25,121 Speaker 2: keep playing with your toys. Mom's just gonna have a 191 00:09:25,121 --> 00:09:28,441 Speaker 2: little nap. She'll be back in an hour. Jay's probably 192 00:09:28,481 --> 00:09:29,761 Speaker 2: seen their curse years. 193 00:09:29,801 --> 00:09:32,201 Speaker 1: They're like, why do we always have to have an 194 00:09:32,241 --> 00:09:35,001 Speaker 1: afternoon nap? On Christmas Day? I was like, do you 195 00:09:35,041 --> 00:09:37,881 Speaker 1: know how much sleep we had? But two hours sleep? 196 00:09:39,961 --> 00:09:42,641 Speaker 2: Wrap it up, kids, My Christmas Days