WEBVTT - I don't know what to do with them!

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

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<v Speaker 1>I a Bad Mum? Podcast?

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<v Speaker 2>New Week.

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<v Speaker 1>I have done absolutely nothing towards Christmas. Nothing, not a thing.

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<v Speaker 2>We've still got time, I know I have time.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember that year I was so impressed with you. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>that year that you lay by all your Christmas gifts

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<v Speaker 1>for the kids in like June July and then paid

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<v Speaker 1>it off and then literally picked it up in December,

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<v Speaker 1>so organized paid the ladies at the charity fifty dollars

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<v Speaker 1>to wrap it all. How reallyhing.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, I can tell you this year it is not

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<v Speaker 2>like that at all, And that memory of that year

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<v Speaker 2>even makes me relaxed, Like just the that you sold

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<v Speaker 2>that to me then I was like, why wouldn't you

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<v Speaker 2>do it any other way? That sounds blissful. I've got

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<v Speaker 2>a slight issue, though, and that is because the ages

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<v Speaker 2>in which my children are now, they're not just wanting

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<v Speaker 2>that bulk by from Target of toys. And that year

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of like I got lucky because they were

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<v Speaker 2>still into toys. They still wanted different toys, Like my

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<v Speaker 2>girls were definitely you know, a Lego here or there. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not wanting that toys anymore. So that takes me

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<v Speaker 2>into another whole space, like you're in another whole world

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<v Speaker 2>of presence. But I'm kind of like in that.

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<v Speaker 1>Middle in between, stay in between.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a baby anymore. I'm not wanting toys.

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<v Speaker 1>But also I think, especially with Gracie, is that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>wanting stuff that probably is an age appropriate right now

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred. But I'm wanting it because I see all

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<v Speaker 1>the other girls and the older girls having it. So

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<v Speaker 1>i want the white Fox.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>However, I'm not old enough to wear it yet. Yeah

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<v Speaker 1>I could, to the point now. I looked at Amelia's

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<v Speaker 1>shoes the other day and I was like, oh, I

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<v Speaker 1>really want to get myself a pair of those, And

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, she's at school all day, just wear them,

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<v Speaker 1>Just wear them.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not far off that I'm okay with sharing things

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<v Speaker 2>to a degree, but I want to share all.

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<v Speaker 1>Be careful what you wish for because they'll be stealing

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<v Speaker 1>your stuff. I know you won't be able to find

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<v Speaker 1>it when you want to wear it, or it will

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<v Speaker 1>be damaged because I don't give a shit because you

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<v Speaker 1>paid for it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll just have to get a lock box. Yeah you

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<v Speaker 2>did from Bunnings and stew it all the way. Yep.

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<v Speaker 1>Am I a bad mum for not knowing what to

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<v Speaker 1>do with them?

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<v Speaker 2>Is this in general or is this just because you're

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<v Speaker 2>coming into that wonderful time of year.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Make them get extra days at work?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I am. And so I'm panicking a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>because literally it's school holidays, like school holidays is pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much here. Yeah, and there's still a couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 1>before I take a break. Yeah, And I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>them just sitting on screens all day, and so I

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<v Speaker 1>really am struggling to think what the hell am I

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<v Speaker 1>going to do with them? It's a long time. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like they go back to school after Australia Day.

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<v Speaker 1>It's January, like end of January.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's only the start of December.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So when it comes to working now, because they've both

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<v Speaker 2>got part time jobs, is there a system in which

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<v Speaker 2>they can request additional hours or like pick up shifts

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<v Speaker 2>when people are not well or is that just delegated

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent from the workplace.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it is. So this particular workplace have so many

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<v Speaker 1>kids working for them, and they're all casuals. So they

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<v Speaker 1>literally each week they have a look at their app

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<v Speaker 1>they don't even they don't speak to a person. They

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<v Speaker 1>have a look at their app and they see which

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<v Speaker 1>shifts they've been assigned, And.

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<v Speaker 2>We just want to put it out there on the

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<v Speaker 2>record that they are not working in like a TIMU

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<v Speaker 2>or machine factory.

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<v Speaker 1>When you say there's so.

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<v Speaker 2>Many kids in Yeah, they're not working in there. They're

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<v Speaker 2>not working in a factory of that. But yeah, so

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of that particular age group that are

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<v Speaker 2>probably looking for the same sort of stuff, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and so they just get what they've given. So

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<v Speaker 1>some weeks they might have two shifts, some weeks they

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<v Speaker 1>don't have any.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I just remember back to my first part time

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<v Speaker 2>job and I was like I was only given certain shifts.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I was like, no, I'm really I want

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<v Speaker 2>to work like I want to work every minute that

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<v Speaker 2>I can because I was chasing the cash.

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<v Speaker 1>I said to Holly the other day, I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>don't forget to put because you can request like if

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<v Speaker 1>you're going on holiday or whatever, you can block out dates.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, don't forget to request Christmas Day off, and

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<v Speaker 1>she went, no, I want to work Christmas Day. So

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<v Speaker 1>do you know how much money you get for working

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas Day. I was like, yeah, it's Triple Time. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a lot of money. That's a lot of money

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<v Speaker 1>fast food by the way, just for anyone that didn't know,

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<v Speaker 1>just to mac donald if you don't know, it's macas

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<v Speaker 1>Mickey D's.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it'd probably be an easy shift. I would say

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<v Speaker 2>for Triple Time. I'm just going to say, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know how many people would be.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I don't want to put it out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and I wanted to say that that. I was like, sadly,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you'd be surprised.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I don't mind, like maybe a few hotcakes for Brecky,

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<v Speaker 2>but like really for the whole anyway, be.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't I was like thinking, family pack what are they called?

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<v Speaker 2>Get a cheesy family Christmas.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know who is having Meccas for their Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>Day lunch, but there would definitely be some people.

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<v Speaker 2>The part of me that would attract me to want

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<v Speaker 2>to go the air for lunch on Christmas Day is

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<v Speaker 2>just the ease and the convenience, because you know how

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<v Speaker 2>stressful Christmas Day is when you're cooking for however many

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<v Speaker 2>people you've got at your house. Yeah, that ship is stressful.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, do this is just reminded me. It's completely off topic.

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<v Speaker 1>But back in the day in England, my mom and

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<v Speaker 1>dad built a house. So they bought a block of

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<v Speaker 1>land and they built the house. Yep, there's laws around.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think you can do this here. But we

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<v Speaker 1>lived on the back of the block of land in

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<v Speaker 1>a caravan for a year. What the hose? Yeah, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a few more.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And for Christmas Day, my mom went, there's no way

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<v Speaker 1>I'm cooking a full Christmas dinner in a caravan. We

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<v Speaker 1>went to the supermarket. Everyone got to pick their favorite food.

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<v Speaker 1>Just grab your favorite food, sausage rolls, like oh shit,

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<v Speaker 1>that was all easy to do and just lay it

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<v Speaker 1>out on the table and that was Christmas dinner. Or

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't quite go to macas, but I mean, each

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<v Speaker 1>their own.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm down with it. The ease inconvenience for me. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>as a parent, now you've got to get through the

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<v Speaker 2>presence in the morning. Then you've got to feed everyone

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<v Speaker 2>for breakfast. Do you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I had a funny realization because Christmas obviously with kids,

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<v Speaker 1>so Christmas Eve is a big night. So I found

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<v Speaker 1>that a big I would be wrapping to Christmas Eve

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like be up there with a glass of wine wrapping,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I'd forget to label a present and be like,

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<v Speaker 1>next day, the fuck was that one for?

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<v Speaker 2>And then she'd have another wine's.

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<v Speaker 1>It would just get worse and worse. But I would

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<v Speaker 1>leave the wrapping to Christmas Eve, which is stressful. Then

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<v Speaker 1>you've got Christmas Eve itself where your kids won't go

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<v Speaker 1>to sleep because mom was so excited. They'd get so

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<v Speaker 1>excited for Santa coming. We'd walk up the street in pajamas.

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<v Speaker 1>We'd have a look in the sky. We'd point out,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, an airplane with lights and be like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>there are is, Like he's coming, quick cut of sleep,

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<v Speaker 1>go sleep. I remember Channel nine did this really great

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<v Speaker 1>news story one year where it was breaking news and

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<v Speaker 1>then it was like there are too many kids still awake,

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<v Speaker 1>Santa can't land, and like they went they did this

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<v Speaker 1>like whole story. They like shot it at the airport.

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<v Speaker 1>They were showing you know, delays with planes taking off

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<v Speaker 1>because they were waiting for Santa to land his slave.

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<v Speaker 1>But he couldn't land because too many kids were still awake,

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<v Speaker 1>and so all the kids were like we have to

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<v Speaker 1>go sleeping to sleep. It got to the point where

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<v Speaker 1>Amelia in particular, got so excited on Christmas Eve she

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<v Speaker 1>literally couldn't sleep, like she'd get upset about it because

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<v Speaker 1>she could not sleep. She wanted to go to sleep,

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<v Speaker 1>and she couldn't get sleep because she was so excited.

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<v Speaker 1>Jay and I would get drunk because we'd have to

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<v Speaker 1>stay up so late. We'd get drunk, and then we

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<v Speaker 1>would have to go to sleep and set our alarm

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<v Speaker 1>for the middle of the night to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do the Christmas stuff while she was asleep, because she

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<v Speaker 1>was still alive at am. Honestly, the other day, rach

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<v Speaker 1>I was talking about the fact that we have teenagers

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<v Speaker 1>now and they sleep in a little bit longer, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think Christmas Day, I think they'll still get up

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<v Speaker 1>at you know, if they got triple time, certainly not

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<v Speaker 1>going to be four am like it used to be.

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<v Speaker 1>The amount of years rage that I remember having breakfast

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<v Speaker 1>on Christmas morning, eating to try and sober myself up

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<v Speaker 1>because I was still drunk from the night before.

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<v Speaker 2>Mary Chris, mom's over there, Mary Chris, Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>she's heart messed this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>We would literally get up open the presence. I'd be like, okay, great,

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<v Speaker 1>that's done. I'm going back to bed.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, kids, you're going to be good. You will just

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<v Speaker 2>keep playing with your toys. Mom's just gonna have a

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<v Speaker 2>little nap. She'll be back in an hour. Jay's probably

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<v Speaker 2>seen their curse years.

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<v Speaker 1>They're like, why do we always have to have an

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<v Speaker 1>afternoon nap? On Christmas Day? I was like, do you

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<v Speaker 1>know how much sleep we had? But two hours sleep?

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<v Speaker 2>Wrap it up, kids, My Christmas Days