Life with Nat - EP84: Nat’s Nieces #13

Episode Date: January 30, 2025

The nieces are back in the room with me. Bringing wild accusations, the audience's chat about bed making, some advice to shake off a draining friend and pavement politics Please subscribe, follow, and leave a review. xxx You can find us in all places here; https://podfollow.com/lifewithnat/view INSTA: @natcass1 We're also on Facebook now too: https://www.facebook.com/lifewithnatpod A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [e-mail] SHOW INFO: Life with Nat - it’s me! Natalie Cassidy and I’ll be chatting away to family, friends and most importantly YOU. I want to pick people's brains on the subjects that I care about- whether that’s where all the odd socks go, weight and food or kids on phones. Each week I will be letting you into my life as i chat about my week, share my thoughts on the mundane happenings as well as the serious. I have grown up in the public eye and have never changed because of it. Life with Nat is the podcast for proper people. Come join the community. ♥️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

take it off take it off take it off take it take your mask off i know you're not wearing a mask. No, it's aggravating me now. Is that a bush that I can see behind you? No, it's really annoying.

Really aggravating. You trimmed your bush recently. This is all I've had all week. It's not yet. No, you can't say.

Is it? Is it? You know my every move. That's what I'm confused about. We would know.

Sorry, I'm doing that. I mean, that's not annoying. It's what I'm confused about. We would know. Sorry, I'm doing that. I mean, that's not annoying. It's really annoying. Well, I'm ever so sorry, but my son is here to join us. Ellie is just winding baby James as we speak. He's joined us on the pod

this evening. Don't change the subject. Oh. Listen, I don't know what to say to you. You know my every move. Our house. That's what every...

In the middle of our street. Could be me. It does sound like me. But it's not me. Have you watched it? It's weird. No, now people have said it. I did look at it a little bit and I thought,

my God, it actually does sound like me. Well, I didn't watch it on the first one and then people said it sounded like you. I watched the second one and I was like, it sounds nothing like you. Yeah, I agree. But there's still only bits of it that's what I mean

I'm not I do get I get it and the clues I mean I don't get it if it is you I don't get it

and if it is you you're a fucking good liar well I'm sorry it's absolutely not me what do you think James what do you think gutted though that's a cracker to do

is it is it it's funny no yeah I suppose listen each it? Is it? It's funny, no? Yeah, I suppose. Listen, each to their own. It's just not a real... I mean, Macy Gray was happy. Oh, really?

What happened? Oh, you don't want... She stormed off. Fuming. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Okay, well, we're getting bombarded, so... We don't know.

It's not Natalie. It's not me. Diane Morgan's a good shout though. They've said that. Oh, pardon me James. Pardon you. They've said Diane Morgan. Oh, have they?

Yeah. I mean, there was a couple of others. I don't. Stacey Solomon. Or the other one from, did they say it or someone else said that? The one who plays his wife in Afterlife. Carrie Godleman. Yes. And smith yeah i mean but they haven't said you but the internet is going mud well that's

strange and what the judges haven't said anything no oh i don't know what to say all right oh okay moving on moving on how was your brilliant birthday weekend because you all went out didn't you hilarious still coughing no we didn't go anywhere cancelled we stayed inside the whole weekend i had a lovely weekend actually i may did nothing neither did I chilled absolutely lovely but can we explain though you are going out we are we

rebooked it for another weekend good so oh this kid are you gonna let me talk but yeah a lot

of illness baby wasn't very well Jack weren't well it was just a lot going on it was a good shout wasn't it

yeah I really enjoyed this weekend doing nothing went for a little walk with. It was a good shout, wasn't it? Yeah. I really enjoyed this weekend doing nothing. Went for a little walk with Sophie. That was it. That was the only time I went out to get some food. How was your walk with Eliza on Sunday? Oh, it was really great.

It was amazing. About midday? Perfect. It absolutely was chucking down. We were all ready for a walk. We dropped Joanie around to Rachel's because she would pop around there. And then we were going to go for a nice a walk. We dropped Joanie around to Rachel's because she popped around there. And then we were going to go for a nice hour walk. And unfortunately, the heavens opened and it was freezing.

And I said, let's go back home. That was a bit like me today with my run. I'm going to go and pass him on. All right. But I'm pleased you've been on, baby. Bye, bubby. Bye, everyone. No.

No. He's not a fan. He's not a fan of the pub. I did that today. I'm still coughing. Every time I went to go for a run, it was... Do you see the house stones? No.

Oh, Elias. No, I didn't have house stones. It was... I've never... I've not seen weather like it. What, like golf balls? Yes. And then the sun come out for a bit, and then I was obviously working. Yeah. Then I thought, oh, I've got a've not seen weather like it what like golf balls yes and then the sun come out for a bit

and then I was obviously working yeah then I thought oh I've got a bit of a break pissed down again but I am so proud of you for doing your first run for ages

I know how was it alright so hard yeah but you did it well I went out Saturday afternoon and yesterday morning oh you did go out

yesterday morning yeah I sent it to you didn't I oh you sent me Saturday I thought I sent you yesterday as well. Oh, maybe I missed it. And I beat Saturday's time. I don't know if you have. Yeah. Oh my God, that's really good. And my legs were killing today. I bet they were. So I couldn't run. But I don't know when I would be able to run next, which is annoying now. Yeah, because you want to keep it up. That's the thing. You ain't got to go every day no but I'm in London tomorrow so I won't be able to

no Wednesday probably won't be able to oh FOMO FOMO FOMO you won't be interested in this combo

FOMO what did I miss we're just talking about we're running yeah oh amazing I just wrote so maybe Friday

yeah maybe Friday that's a long time. It's pretty impressive to not have run for a couple of years and then do two 5Ks in a row. Is it? She got all gel because Dom smashed out half a marathon Saturday morning. She's like, oh, look at me.

I can run. What did he do? Half a marathon. In like two hours. An hour and 46. Well, hang on a minute. Move over, Malfara. Dumb Cass is in the house.

That's insane, isn't it? Wow, that's amazing. Oh, I've just picked. Oh, look at that. What? What is that? It's going to be really sore. What is that?

What should I be in? I've just picked my skin. No, don't do that. It's disgusting. This is over two weeks. Wow, well done. And do you want to see mine after a week? We're talking about my nails, guys.

That's impressive for me. Very good for you. Do you want to see mine after a week? Yeah, can't wait. Show me. Oh, well done. Well done. That's brilliant.

Thank you. Elia and I have our nails on, and Natalie is eating her skin. It's red raw. I'm not doing that now. But yeah, you know, character driven. Can't have any nails on and Natalie is eating her skin it's red raw I'm not doing that now but yeah you know character driven can't have any nails on at the moment

you know how it is it's not nice yeah the bush don't have any nails oh yeah true what bushes have nails oh honestly it's really boring

I watched that programme the other day did you watch that programme the other day what programme on George W Bush oh she's trying no I got one

I got one took you ages no it didn't but you don't let me speak go on shall we listen to some music anyone fancy some Kate Bush

there's got to be more yeah she's thinking now I was going to do we've done anyone fancy watching a bit of only fools and horses bush bush bush

bush bush bush snowing come to it's a good one though oh you just never quite hit the spot Natalie now that's not normal

that's bad isn't it sorry guys for everyone's information I've just picked a little bit of skin on my thumb and it's bleeding apologies no her whole

whole thumb it's alright a little like wit low oh it's gonna be so no no it's not fortunately it's not it's on the side um we've had some lovely messages from everyone really good all about making the bed and that we'll get into that in a minute so did you feel annoyed you didn't go out this weekend are you happy it's like an interview so you over there you while she keeps putting that thing in her mouth no i am was so relieved the thought of having to have a drink fills me with dread i've literally done dry january now because of the illness which i'm not happy about the illness but i feel like that's when you're drunk on new year's day so you're talking absolute rubbish no you have drunk a little bit

but you've just not drunk a lot. You can't say you've done dry jam. No but I haven't drunk for like three weeks. Alright well that's

not dry jam. Well it's nearly the whole of jam. Well I feel like I've done dry jam. I mean I had a glass and a half of red yesterday.

Is she joking? She was hammered at mine last week. I know you talk shit. Oh yeah last week I had a couple. Couple? But in terms of

the volume that I usually consume, I've done it ever so well. No, yeah, it's been good. Really, really good. But obviously we're good for you. Yeah, I will be drinking soon. And tonight we've got a kombucha. What's it called?

Kombucha. Kombucha. I don't know what it is. I've been poured it. I'd just rather a glass of water, if I'm honest. I know, but the kombucha has lots of live cultures. Very good for your gut. I've been reading up on it.

Okay, so where do we, how do I buy this? You can purchase kombucha from any shop. They do cans of it. You can get kombucha, they get them in Marks and Sainsbury's. Chunks, how much is it?

Chunks. I don't think it's a lot, but Patsy Palmer bought me this. Yeah, so you can buy it in any supermarket, or no, like. You can get like cans of it. Right.

Or fizzy bottles of it. I think it's just like a... But what are you... How much are you meant to drink a day? I haven't gone right into it. But there's billions and billions of live cultures in it. Right into it. I mean, that's the basic.

That's just how much you drink. A can a day, a bottle a day. Don't know. How much is this costing me? I just think if you have one a day, it's good for your gut. It's a bit like a prebiotic. Sorry. Probiotic. Sorry, probiotic. Wow.

Jesus Christ. Sled is real. You're right, and I'm gutted about that. But yeah, I had a lovely weekend. What did you do? What did you do?

Nothing. Nothing. I mean, saw a few people, but just chilled. Spent the weekend at home. Nice chilled one. I was going to invite you around for dinner yesterday,

but I thought you'd pine me. Yeah. That was the right decision. And we had Jimbo come over. Did a nice bit of beef. And it was lovely. I cooked a lovely roast yesterday. Yeah, I did well yesterday.

I did a slug of steak, mac and cheese, homemade chips. You would have hated my dinner yesterday. Oh, here we go she had some sort of ramen noodles some sort of pak choy in a broth with some

yeah with loads of soy on it ginger what did you have I'm actually liking it too these days just throwing it out there I made a banging dinner

go on ask mum some sort of salmon salmon on a sundae teriyaki teriyaki salmon with like salmon salmon on a Sunday teriyaki teriyaki salmon with like a rice on a Sunday

should be illegal that should be illegal salmon on a Sunday I mean salmon Friday, Saturday, Sunday salmon Sunday salmon is a Monday dinner at a push Tuesday

I know but I really was you know I just couldn't do it okay so what did you have I had with what do it okay so what did you have I had with what salmon it was like

honey soy chilli garlic and what veg wait for it tender stem broccoli munched too

munched too I did a really nice like special fried rice right with soy on a Sunday that is the worst so I would not eat

it was really nice it was very filling very refreshing not a Sunday that is the worst I would not eat it was really nice it was very filling very refreshing not a Sunday that's a Monday Tuesday day 07788 2019

19 please let us know a weird dinner that you like to eat on a Sunday no I don't usually eat that but I didn't want pasta

I had pasta the night before it's a good talking point though I didn't yeah no it's great I didn't want I don't I'm not a roast girl, am I? I'd only eat it if you lot cook it. I don't, I rarely cook a roast.

Yeah. Shepherd's pie, I didn't fancy it. Didn't fancy a stew. Chili, pie. Oh, chili. I have certain dinners for different days. Oh, I get that. Like a Thursday, we start to get.

Oh, let's dig down. Let's dig down. Well, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday is like your basic. That's like a chicken and we start to get down let's dig down well monday tuesday wednesday is like your basic that's like a chicken and a bit of veg to me they're like your your days of sort of standard your fish do you know what i mean yeah and then your thursday you can get a bit excited you could have a little pie and mash do you know what i mean i do but if i ate a pie and mash every week i won't be able to fit outside the house. Well, no, that's not every week.

I'm just using that as an example. I'll say Thursday, I feel a bit more quirky. Oh, do you? But Thursday for me, I like a drink Thursday night. So what you don't eat? No, I mean, I like Thursday for me, it's the fun night. Yeah, so what will you eat? I don't know.

I mean, they don't do dinners. Yeah, exactly. I don't know what she's talking about. Friday. What are you eating? You don't eat. You will eat different things. We do throughout the week.

At the moment, though, because I'm just trying to have a little sort of start, kickstart to me feeling a little bit healthy. And I have overeaten. I've put a bit of weight on, which is no issue, but I just want to get a little bit off, feel a bitaten I've put a bit of weight on which is no issue but I just want to get a little bit off

feel a bit better so tonight I'm having bacon and eggs with a slice of sourdough oh that is fucking grim and you're rinsing me up about salmon on a Sunday

I've got bolognese tonight I love bolognese especially yours and do you know what I bought in M&S go on Wagyu beef mince so I picked it up

but that is mad for a Monday night I know I know don't that's like a Saturday night I did it yes but we bought it

on the not meant all our dinners got confused so we bought it all Saturday and it went a bit wrong all your dinners got I don't know I don't know

I don't know what day of the week it is I don't know what Ellie is eating I'm so confused well we ended up getting a takeaway Saturday instead of cooking, so it threw us out of sorts. What are you having tomorrow then?

We're out. Oh, shit. I keep forgetting that I'm out. I mean, Jack had to tell me at four o'clock today that I'm out tomorrow and I've made plans, so I now need to cancel them. Wow. I forgot. It happened really quick.

Maria got me tickets to see Devil Wears Prada. That sounds brilliant. It's meant to be a great show. How lovely is that? I haven't been to the theatre for ages. Elton John wrote all the music for it, didn't they? I think it's going to be good. Yeah, I've heard good things.

But yeah, so basically Sunday what I was meant to cook was lamb shanks. I'm not going to be eating that on a Wednesday absolutely not so I think that maybe that could be the Thursday dinner will they last that long yeah it's lamb isn't it

why don't you freeze it and then have them sundae and a sauce because we're not here oh sorry I don't know and this is why I don't do

a weekly shot no that's like when we used to try and do the go fresh and all that malarkey. Hello, Fresh. Go Fresh. Go Fresh, go.

What's wrong with me? I've got problems. What's wrong with you? Hello, Fresh. Yeah, what about that? You can't do it. No, but I used to only do that three nights a week. Yeah, and when I did the Gusto.

I like the Gusto better. Gusto. I was like, what? Gusto. Is it Gusto? Just Gusto. Gusto. Gusto. I like the gusto better than goose I was like what's goose is it gusto just gusto gusto gusto gusto

goose fat I thought she was talking about when I cooked the gusto when I cooked the gusto yeah

when I put it in the oven though that's what you thought I was saying the gusto gusto gusto the gusto gusto gusto the meals

gusto with gusto say it with gusto but I used to do three yeah you can only do three because you guarantee

someone you'll have some yeah but I'd be fuming on a Friday night I wouldn't want that I wouldn't want that you don't know what you've ordered

you don't know what you've ordered. What do you mean you wouldn't want that? You don't know what you've ordered. 150 mils on there. Could be a steak. I wouldn't want that. Crab lasagna or something. A bit posh. Crab lasagna.

Oh, that sounds grim. That sounds awful. So was the gusto a bit more fancier? No, I think it was... I don't know. It's not as healthy as Hello Fresh. don't know it's not as healthy as Hello Fresh

right but still good because the portions are miniscule yeah I mean the other food with those

meals I'm sorry for two people mini you're like hang on a minute there's a bit of chicken here and there's one

breast of chicken to feed six people she's gone Hang on a minute, there's a bit of chicken here and there's one breast of chicken to feed six people. She's gone. Oh my God, that reminds me. Do you know what? The last pod, we were all a bit meh. We were.

I told you on the night. I said that was dog shit. Pure dog shit. No, what makes me laugh is I remember being at work and someone saying they do. Or HelloF Fresh and being like yeah me and my partner so we had our meal and then we've got leftovers

what are they fucking mice where are they from the fucking Silvanian families couple of squirrels and the boroughs what no but they must have ordered

double portion they must be ordering for four people they're not they double portion they must be ordering for four people they're not they're definitely not wow that shit

cray but they do eat little some people eat little meal I'm trying to small portion I mean I

when we used to do it it worked out well that's how big our tummy is a fist okay you alright yes I used to give Jack like three quarters and then I'd have a quarter so it worked out quite That's how big our tummy is, a fist. Okay, you all right?

Yes. I used to give Jack like three quarters, and then I'd have a quarter, so it worked out quite well. Your portions are big, though, aren't they, Angel? I mean, there'll be four of you having a bolognese, and she'll be like, are these 400 packets of mints going to be enough? No, no. I'm terrible.

I'm the same. I'm the same. But you, the pasta, I know, I get what you're saying. I have a normal portion. Jack does not. But we have a normal portion. No. I don't have a normal portion.

No, she has that much spaghetti. It's pathetic. It's ridiculous. Absolutely embarrassing. I don't even want to talk about it. No, we do weigh the pasta out when we've got issues. With the Fizz loyalty program, you get rewarded just for having a mobile plan. You know, for texting and stuff.

And if you're not getting rewards like extra data and dollars off with your mobile plan, you're not with Fizz. Switch today. Conditions apply. Details at fizz.ca. Do you want to hear about my weekend? Yeah, I would love a few voice notes, but yes, I do. Go on, go for it.

Go for it. No, knock yourself out. It's the climax now. No, go on. What did you do? Did you clear out your wardrobes on Sunday? No, that was my intention. I didn't do it.

It's your intention every fucking weekend. I know. I couldn't be arsed. I went for two runs. That's what we said earlier. Earlier. Earlier. Earlier.

Alfie got a rosette from school. Aww. For? For being good with his adjectives. Aww. He said that Paddington had an antique suitcase. That's really good. Aww.

So cute. So that was cute. And then we had a nice evening. He watched Alice in Wonderland. We watched it properly oh did you enjoy it he really enjoyed it that's good

oh did he see what's the name that one from the New Forest Alice Liddell Liddell that one do you not remember

what does she call it yes Alice Liddell alright good story Liddell Liddell oh I saw someone sent the Bissinger yeah

Bissinger my friend Linda Bissinger Linda D Maria one of my dear friends did she enjoy it yeah she said it was nice she said it was absolutely banging

she's a huge fan say hello to her hi Linda she said she needs us to go she said because I feel like I should be your friend so she needs to come over

you've said that for years I've been saying it for a long long time so why have you never done that I think I've met Linda you have Linda at work I've said that for years I've been saying it for a long long time so why have you never done that I think I've met Linda you have Linda at work Italian

yeah I've met Linda at work but yeah we will we'll get together get together in the summer we will do that come on over Linda that's about it really

oh no what else I mean it's more so than mine no I had a thing from school warning about head lice oh no I told Alfie about it and that's all he talks about oh you said and he was wanting to watch though, than mine. No, I had a thing from school warning about head lice. Oh, no. I told Alfie about it and that's all he talks about.

Oh, you said, and he was wanting to watch videos of the head lice or something? He wants to know what they do, what do they eat, where do they live, what happens if I get them. Now he's sitting in bed,

he's like, Mummy, I'm a witch, my body's got that thing. Yeah, but that happens. It does happen, especially with little ones because they get panicked by it. I mean, they haven't got head lice.

But the girls have never had it, have they? No. But that's mad. We used to be all the time. You were running alive. Oh, I used to get them all the time. I used to pick them out of my hair. Yeah?

Yeah. One of my favourite pastimes was getting the comb and just brushing them out on slugs. Really bad. We used to sit in a row. I'll shit you not. I used to get them a lot. Mum used to sit them.

It would be like, tonight we're doing this and we'd be like, for God's sake. I'd be doing Elliot's and Mum would be doing mine. That would be our evening. I don't know,

but we always... Grim. Don't know. But they say they like clean hair. Yeah. It's not even a... I don't really get why we used to get it.

See, I wash my kids' hair every night. Is that bad, do you think? Yes. I don't think there's a used to get it. See, I wash my kids' hair every night. Is that bad, do you think? Yes. I don't think there's a need to do that. Not every night you shouldn't be washing it. You wouldn't wash your hair every night. No, no.

Why do I do that? I know, but I want to eat fish fingers, chips and beans every night, but mine do. I'm joking. No, I don't think you need to wash their hair every night. Absolutely not. Yeah, but it just gets a bit ratty. Can we just talk for one minute about Joni? Last night, I went to bed really early.

I got into bed at half seven. God. And the night before? The night before, no. Oh, no, Friday night. Friday we watched The Traitors and I fell asleep immediately as it went off. What did you think? I was a bit let down.

Same, same, same. Only because there wasn't... Yeah, you just knew it went off. What did you think? I was a bit let down. Same, same, same. Only because there wasn't, you knew that, yeah, you just knew it was all faithful, didn't you? But I fell asleep on the sofa at 10, woke up at 20 past one in the morning, went to bed, got up at nine. Oh, that would really annoy me. No, I love going to sleep on the sofa.

And you go back to sleep straight away. I don't enjoy that, no. Immediately back to sleep. And then last night, did the roast. I genuinely mean this. I just poured a really nice bottle of wine into a carafe for me and Mark. I had one glass. Didn't want it.

Did all the dinner. Stopped. We all washed up. I said, I've got to get into bed. I'm exhausted. Got into bed at half seven. Where were your children? I was reading and stuff.

Eliza come up, sat with me for a bit. Joni went well. She went to bed at quarter to seven. Got her into bed. Four o'clock this morning oh no Joanie comes in I gave her a bit of cowpul before bed

because she was a bit warm but she was okay that's weird because I did exactly the same with Ruby yesterday half five she fell asleep on the sofa woke up at six

I thought I'm going to try and give her a bottle and put her straight into bed no then she was up to about nine, half nine oh shocker oh wow yeah so no she would come into the bed but i don't mind because they want you don't know as kids they want you

but the coughing and spluttering all over me for two hours all night i was like joni cover your mouth joni all night and i thought i haven't got time to be ill please don't let me be ill so i got up six o'clock i was up i had a lovely baking hot shower but I have got a little cold sore coming getting run down both got cold sore all the way it's getting everyone evil

I haven't got time though I'm scared yeah the cold sore's grim you can stay away I've got the when I went to Greece I bought all the cold sore tablets

because you can't get them in this country which is a piss take oh really who told you to do that you thank you touch wood

we're not cold sore people are we you and what ulcers You can't get them in this country, which is a piss taste. Oh, really? Who told you to do that? You. Thank you. Touch wood. We're not cold sore people, are we? Are you? And what ulcers? I can get a cold sore. I get ulcers and cold sores. However, one thing I have been doing recently is the kids have been going straight into their bed at night. Well, that is brilliant. But it's hell on earth.

Does anyone else have this with their children? Of course I do. You're mad. To stand there with them. You've got to stand there. The whole evening. What do you mean though? How long?

Hours. Yeah, it's good that long. Ruby's quite good, but then Alfie is like, he wants a book, then another book, then he was hungry, it's all that.

What's it called? Delay tactics. I know, but Joanie's nearly nine in August and I don't spend less than 35 minutes with her in the evening. Yeah, it's mad. I thought sleep patches, sleep spray. But it's good. It's good.

Try and enjoy it. But after an hour, an hour's no longer. No, but do you know what? I must say, usually I get really stressed. And now I'm like, do you know what? If that's my evening, that's my evening. But also, maybe you need to try, and like you do with small, and I'm only i mean i don't

know if it works with them go on but try walking away so even leaving the book with him and saying i'll be back late down i'll be back in a minute and then go back and then leave the room rather than actually i know you can't really do much in that time but you can go and take your makeup off yeah no absolutely that's why I let him read a bit but try a little bit yeah and then then he'll start

falling asleep on his own hopefully and then that will just shorten and shorten and he's been good because he's been not waking up and

staying in his bed whereas Ruby's still been getting up in the night I wake up in the morning sometimes she's just there I know

but she's three I know they are little yeah they are little she's only three but I'm proud that I've done that because I was got in a bad habit of them in my bed falling asleep and then carrying them in I

thought nope that's it now yeah they're going straight in their bed it's good so we seem to be grasping that a little bit that is good well I um I I don't know if you've seen it in accident well I say social media but I was saying to someone the other day, like Megan McKenna, about the self-soothing. So obviously with baby, he now will lay in his bed and he'll go to sleep. Yeah. But Megan McKenna has been doing much the same. Who's Megan McKenna? Just reality stuff.

Okay, yeah. But she's done some music. Anyway, she's been putting some videos up of her little boy. And he's literally the same age as baby and um the ag that she has been given for it oh really oh my god it's horrendous but i'm surprised at that why because leaving them leaving him to cry he's not crying he's sort of you know when they you can tell they're falling asleep but they're doing that he's not screaming yeah but it's keyboard it's keyboard warriors

they are going in at her and I feel for her and then I'm reading the comments and then you're and then I feel bad so then I'm like googling it thinking is this

and I'm like no I know he's fine he's not crying and I'm in the room I'll you know take my makeup off put my pyjamas on while he's settling himself

that is crazy yeah like you just like nothing you'll do is ever right no you've just got to do what you want to do you feel is crazy yeah like you just like nothing you'll do is ever right no you've just got to do what you want to do you feel is best

absolutely in every in every everything people rocking their baby people will say you shouldn't be standing there for 40 minutes doing that

but unfortunately until you know your child you know your lifestyle and how you want to live it it's down to you no but it's the same as anything you should

have this much sleep have six hours sleep, have eight hours sleep, do this, do that, everything. All children are different and you get to know what they, you know, like you with Joni, she wakes up early. That's not going to change. She's never going to change. She'll always be up at half six, although it has got better.

Half six is probably seven-ish now, but then she goes to bed a little bit later. Yeah. But also she's getting a bit older maybe brain developing and stuff yeah I just thought that was quite interesting

oh bless her but I have been productive this weekend in the sense of I've booked opticians dentists that's good yeah that is good

I've booked Delphi Karate oh yeah I love that she really wanted to do it Karate is so good and how's Ruby enjoying her little drama? Yeah, she really enjoys it.

She's going to turn into one of these mums where they're doing something every night of the week. Well, no, this is, I have, well, it's swimming, football. Yeah, but it's what happens. Two kids think a couple of things each. But when they show an interest in something, it's like, how can you not do it? No, it's good.

The only thing missing for me is the instrument, but that will come in time. Yeah, again, they're three and five. Yeah, they're little, aren't they? Get on the piano, Alfie. They do. You can do that now in his age. No, I know, but give him.

I mean, Joanie was, but also. But that's her thing that she, you know, give him a rest. He loves his football karate. That's brilliant for him. Ruby might be the one with the instrument. No, I'd like them both to play instruments. But what if they don't want to? What do you mean?

Well, they've got to try it. And what if they don't want to? Well, then I'll be a bit've got to try it, haven't they? And what if they don't want to? Well, then I'll be a bit sad, but I'll try. That's only because you're living through your children. That's what I did. Because I've always wanted to play the piano. Yeah, because I think it's lovely when people can just pick up and play the instrument. I think it's a shame.

Well, can you just do the guitar then so that when we're all together, we can smash out the guitar and we can all sing Oasis. But the drama school thing on a Saturday it's lovely but it's very restricting isn't it yes for your day yeah it's mad

what do you do go for your run I've got healthy darling so on Saturday I took Kim to the park but then that's nice time with you two together yeah it is

but do you know what I realise I'm not a park sort of person well you better get used to it I don't like it. Boring, isn't it? Yeah, it's quite boring. Yeah, but also in that time you should maybe meet up with friends,

with their kids. It's an hour and a half, it goes like that. By the time you've dropped them. Yeah, but if someone meets at the park, even one of the school friends. It needs to be organised. You should just, you know. That's what me and Maria Green used to do.

It was always quite nice just to have an hour. Yeah. Quick coffee, little chat, and then you go and get your kids. Yeah, yeah, fine. It is worth it. Have a little catch up with the kids. Also, even little things. When James is a bit older and he's going in a swing,

in the summer, for example, we could easily do that. Yeah, no, definitely. I know it's not for Alfie, but it's still nice. No, it is nice. The only good thing about it is, though, if you have got plans, if you let them know far enough in advance, they don't charge you for that session, which I think is really good. Oh, yeah, that is good.

You've got a wedding or holiday. Yeah, exactly. That is really good. I do worry about the summer, that it's going to get a bit hectic, but hey-ho, we'll see how it goes. See what happens. You can always maybe just block a couple out. Yeah, now I'm just, yeah, club mum.

And not in the club. Not in the club. Not in the club. Taking them to clubs. As long as it's those clubs. We'll stick with those. Yeah, absolutely. Shall we do a little bit of correspondence?

Let's. Because we've had loads of messages. I haven't got my phone, so. That's all right. Natalie's got hers. I'm joking that is got hers all right guys you know it's just a joke jesus obsessed with the phone just caught sorry just caught up on the last two pods and what i picked me up when i have been generally feeling shitty january and all that thanks to you and tony a curry is now top of my agenda as As far as beds go, I am one for changing mine and the girls' beds once a week, but that's just me.

Talking about the miserable and rude people, I like to compliment or share a nicer tea with someone wherever I go, be it Costa for a coffee, Sanos. She's used Sanos, the girl. Sanos. Oh, Sanos. Oh, my God. We need to do you a dictionary, I think.

Where's your whiteboard? It's over here. Oh, that lasted long. We'll get it out and use it. I've had no reason to put anything on there. Carry on with your voice, with your message. That was it, really. Lovely.

It's just nice to hear from you. Once a week, she changes the bed. Wow. We are, well, yeah, I mean, to be fair, I read all the messages and stuff about changing the bed, and I thought people would be a bit more liberal. We are, well, yeah, I mean, to be fair, I read all the messages and stuff about changing the bed and I thought people would be a bit more liberal. We are scumbags.

Yeah, we're scumbags. Filthy bastards. Absolutely. No. Talking of rude people, I've noticed, Natalie,

you would have noticed this. Go on. Sorry, it was no offence. When you're running, I mean, sorry babe, no,

I'm just saying, when you're on a run, some people don't like to move out the way, do they? Oh, no. Why is that? Sorry, even when you're walking with a pram, people just walk in front of you. Actually, mums with prams are a bit rude at the old runners.

Oh, I think we've got to be careful. We can't tire everyone with the same brush. No, I'm not'm just saying some of them on my run down the river you've had some experiences they don't like to move out the way yeah you should move out the way i'd move out the way yeah i know i think it's a two-way thing that i will always do my thing to help someone there's a lot but there's some people that literally just do not move and i'm like wow there's a lot to talk about there because I used to do a lot of canal, river running. Yeah. River, river, river.

And you've got the bikes with the bells and the prams and the people. And the dogs and the children. Just a lot to get through. Yeah, I get it. I get it. But for me, if I'm walking and there's someone running, I will always step out the way. Yes. Always.

Yeah, agreed. Yes. Always. Yeah, agreed. Yeah. Yeah. If I'm walking slow, I always move to the side and let the people go in front of me. It's the same as if someone's on their bike, you know, they can't stop so you move out the way, but then for some reason runners, some people just don't like to move.

And I'm always very conscious of dogs, so I will slow down a little bit, do you know what I mean? Yeah, so to not frighten them or then bite you. No, so I don't frighten them. Yeah, fair enough. I think your little run is going to frighten a dog. I mean, what am I listening to? Some little cyclist, yeah, not you running.

Some little dog's might. You're not bolting, you're doing the little run. You should have seen me. Hi, Nat. I'm just finished catching up with um you of your nieces and I'm sorry it's Denise from Holbridge I feel like I'm a stalker because I've just heard myself from the pod but I just wanted to quickly jump on to say um yeah I won't leave the house without making the bed and rearranging the cushions and all that stuff that my husband goes absolutely mad about because all I have to do is chuck them all off at night but yeah it's something I think

from a little girl um I just had it in me that oh if anything happens to me I want people to see my room and my bed's all made and it all looks neat and tidy and I tend to change the bed every other week in the winter and probably every week in the summer anyway fair play keep keep on keeping on because it just brightens my day all of your pods i love them all thanks denise yeah taking all those cushions off the bed every night nah hey now just finished listening to latest nieces of course i make my bloody bed every day Jesus I understand not making it if someone's in it but if you get out of it and it's empty make your bed it's the start of your day it's it's tidy tidy room tidy mind all that shit but yes have to make my bed can't get into an

unmade bed would never leave a bed unmade unless someone was in it. Second thing, the pub quiz thing. I don't know if you've heard of Jay's daily quiz. Jay used to do the quiz on a Thursday morning with Zoe Ball on Radio 2 and he's absolutely brilliant. brilliant i really think you should look into potentially getting jay to come on your pod and ask quiz questions to you and the nieces yeah i think about that he normally does five maybe he could do a few more and we could do it as a play along um anyway sorry this message has gone over one minute and i love you lots uh rachel in lincolnshire bye I don't mind that it's long Rachel because it was a cracker I don't I can't remember Jay though and I am an avid

BBC Radio 2 listener let's do it I'm up for it someone else mentioned an app called Kahoot yeah we used to use that and we do a Kahoot with everyone yeah with everybody yes we could do that someone said you can play with what different games or quizzes

you can write your own quiz I could do a little Someone said you can play with different games or quizzes. You can write your own quiz. I could do a little quiz. Yeah, I've never heard of it. Obviously, you know, but someone mentioned that we could all link together. Just regarding the bed. Yep. Absolutely make the bed every day.

The only time I won't make the bed is if I'm in a hotel. Oh, absolutely not. Never. They can make the bed. That's what we're paying for. Fine. Just to clarify. Or I don't make the bed on a Thursday when I've got the cleaner. Never. They can make the bed. That's what we're paying for. Fine, just to clarify. Or I don't make the bed on a Thursday when I've got the cleaner.

Wow. She does it. What do you mean? That is awful. It's not. It's the best night of my life. I mean, I have to say sometimes that's because if I've come down with a baby. So you're going to make your bed for the cleaner to remake it. What's the point?

Oh, no. It doesn't need to be remade if I've made it. Oh, leave off. Or sometimes if I've come down and I go back up, she's already here and done it. No, because that is the best. That Thursday night is proper. She's made the bed.

Oh, yeah, we've got a message here from Pearl from Hull. Pearl. Pearl. Gotta stop watching Friends, man. Pearl. Hi, just wondering, what is the age gap between you and your nieces? Are you similar ages?

You get on so well together. Love listening to you all. I don't know if we've said our ages. Oh, do we want to? Oh my God, I'm now 33. That's the first time I've said that. So I am 41. I'll be 42 in May.

Elia, 33. Maria. How old am I? You're 38. 38. So yeah, we're quite similar in ages so yeah me and Natalie three years nine years between me and Els

me and Els six five five five oh I thought it was six no but I have just turned

five and a half yeah so there you go the photo you posted yesterday I'm disgusted me? what was it? £8.25

£8.25 what you posted that? no I just sent it to Natalie I forgot to put it on my Instagram put it on Lurpak £8.25 it's the big one

is it a wind up? it's more than olive oil but that was £7.50, that big one. It's mental. That's crazy. But it's not 5p, it's 75 pence difference. What is that in inflation? I think we should do something.

What do you want to do? I think we should go, like when we go to supermarkets, there's certain items, I think we should take photos, check the prices and stuff. Well, you say that. Nick Ferrari's been doing it on LBC for years. But yeah, we can copy Nick. No.

He's been doing a basket of shopping and how much it costs for quite a long while. Early. I listen to LBC. I've never heard that. Early. Early. Not all the time.

You didn't need to mention that because now it looks like we're copying him. Well, you know. Ours would be more interesting. Sorry, Nick. But yeah, £8.25. I mean, come off it. Yeah, that's the pits. You might as well buy a bottle of ours would be more interesting sorry Nick but yeah £8.25 I mean come off it yeah that's the pit you might as well

buy a bottle of wine and be done with it oh just a quick shout out to Dawny who sent us a picture of her bed lovely bed Dawn really nice

very well done Dawn well done neat it's got a blanket it's got some cushions feel like quite what's the word

vibes I bet she's got some crystals knocking about I think so yeah quite therapeutic quite zen it's got some cushions quite what's the word vibes I bet she's got some crystals knocking about I think so quite therapeutic quite zen yeah

it's all low bed low bed what is it called is it low or have I made that up let me see what's the word

you're thinking of no wait for it you're thinking of when the room is feng shui feng shui she just smashed

herself in the head gotta stop doing that feng shui. She just smashed herself in the head. Got to stop doing that. Or is Maria in that for dinner tonight? With some chilli and garlic. There's something with the pod where the brain just goes and then after I'll think of stuff and it really fucking aggravates me. But yeah, you're correct. Exactly that.

Well done, Dawny. Great bed. I was listening to Parenting Hell earlier aren't we all no oh Elliot get on it I don't listen to any

I need to sort yeah it's funny I mean I had to listen to it because I saw the title of one of the episodes was

have you ever eaten a kumquat what's a kumquat it's what we were talking about. What is wrong with you? It's because she doesn't listen to the pods after so she forgets. Yeah, I don't.

When Natalie, when we were talking about the star fruit. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Because that was when I saw the fruit. Yeah. Although, let's just say, should we look at the dates there? Because are they stealing our material?

Yeah, I thought that. Shall we check the date? Because old Joshy and Robbie might be having a listen to ours and nicking our ideas what were they saying about um rob was saying that he was in marx's with the kids he said that i saw one at the end of oh we've never had that before i'll give it a bash and it was fucking disgusting like an old lemon oh the old boys and um josh hasn't been well is he yeah no i've mentioned that on the last part do you know something perinatal I've got

enough listeners we don't need to keep going on I think we should invite them and do a joint one one day we talk about the same stuff

but no Covid I think I've had Covid oh 100% it's mad isn't it and no one just talks about it anymore but it's just

another illness I know but it wipes you out it's going on for a long time yeah it's fuked. What time is it? Right, come on.

Chico time. Sorry, I can't hear you. Yes, that's the first of 2025. It's been a while. R.I.P. That's joking. You can't say that. It's a joke.

No, it's a joke. He's alive and kicking. He's fine. Right. That's good. He's alive and kicking. He's fine. Right. That's good. He does loads of retreats. He does amazingly well. Can we not do a thing every time we do that?

Chico time. We need some little... Yeah, yeah, yeah. How much? Chico time? Getting in your bag. Exactly. Fucking get on it, Madeline.

I'm trying to get Chico to record it for you. Even better. He didn't come back to us, did he? We had to talk to him. I think he's just a bit upset. He don't... I mean. I'm trying to get Chico to record it for you. Even better. He didn't come back to us, did he? We had to talk to him. I think he's just a bit upset. He don't... I mean, I'm not surprised you keep saying he's dead. The poor boat is literally living his best life.

I'm going to pop on and do a voice note. Well, not really, because you say I'm dead every week. Okay. Please keep me anonymous. Warning, I'm about to sound like a right cow, but I do need the advice. I met a friend through work about 10 years ago. I left that workplace about five years ago. We have kept in touch, but I feel like my lifestyle has completely changed and we've almost grown apart. She's a

lovely lady and would do anything for you, but I just don't seem to have anything in common with her anymore and I find her quite socially draining I've tried small doses so arranging a coffee or bingo or something like that so it's not long I've had to stop inviting her around as she just doesn't leave I almost find myself being rude and I don't want to be like that I'm just not sure how to approach this matter has anyone been in this situation please help oh I feel like give her the elbow I feel like you're already doing it she's done it

yeah you're already I think it's really hard and you sound really kind I think even for you now to be doing a little coffee

or a bingo you're doing really well if she's draining in your life get rid of her yeah but how that's the point just cut her out

well there's two options you either just be really honest and say oh yeah this is how. And if you haven't got things in common with people, that happens over time. It does. Life changes and you ain't got time to spend your time with people who don't interest you.

But also, life is so precious that you have to have the... There's not enough time to see people yet. No, it's a hard one because obviously this person likes her. Again, we don't really understand the content of the you know when they're together and what that you know what is that she has someone but is she someone that comes to her and just moans and whinges and bitches or is you know i mean what's the well she said emotionally draining it's draining and they've got nothing in common so they just don't she just doesn't really want her as a friend anymore no so i'm saying you could approach it in a sense of being like i've just got a lot on at

the moment i just need a bit of space or i know but then that's not the end is it a little bit no i mean i've sort of that's not the end now is it i know but then well then you just don't reply to people that's what i said or yeah you either have to slowly, really slowly cut. And I know people that do that. I'm the opposite. I have to say. Yeah. I just have to go back. No shit, Sherlock.

But over the years, that's happened to me. And I have to just block it out and say, this isn't good anymore. And I don't want it. Yeah, it's good. Yeah. But then I know people that do that whole sort of slowly. Phasing out.

Don't sort of, I don't know, like, might not message them on an important day or, do you know what I mean? I know that sounds awful, but you have got to try and phase it out. Not inviting them to things that maybe you would have once invited them to. Yeah. I think it all depends as well on, like, when you've had that relationship

so like for me there's people that go way back who have probably tried actually to get in contact with me or see me and it's not I'm not being nasty it's not that I don't want to see them but it's just time is of the essence so I've not really done that but it's not a fallout I've only got four friends and I saw one on Saturday morning for an hour. No, but I haven't seen anyone. But I'm happy with that. No, I'm very happy. And that's why if you're not giving me what I need,

I'm quite, you need to go. Because if, you know, A, you don't need loads of friends. No, you don't. And B, if people are draining and not actually bringing you anything. But this is it. If people are not adding value.

If they're not adding value, then bye, you've got to got to go they've got to go so you have to either be honest or slowly cut them out and that is by possibly doing things not as regularly cancelling as awful as it is if you're not confident enough to say this is how i feel i don't want to be your friend which is a horrible thing to do and hard yeah yeah yeah but also it's not it's not nice for either of you to sort of carry on a fake friend it's no different to a relationship no it's the same thing you wouldn't you know if you you're not going to just stay with someone you've got to be honest you've got to be honest if you can do that in a relationship you should be able but this is it for me it's like how much do you care and cherish that person if you don't really give

a shit about them then just yeah like you said knock it on the head yeah if you do have a bit of care for them then actually you should be honest with them because they might need that to recognize that actually they need to sort themselves out yeah and also yeah when i see you you're a bit draining like if you do care that's a really good point actually if you care about them yeah because it might help them but like they might need to do some work on themselves and it might just be they're going for a hard time. Or, again, you might like seeing them for an hour every six months. Say that. Say, I just haven't got time.

Listen, I'm not going to be seeing you now every fortnight, every month. My life is different and I hope to catch up with you once or twice a year. And if they like it, I'll lump it. And people also shouldn't depend on you. No. And that's how you know who your friends are because you should be able to leave it three months and then when you message them

there's no oh where have you been no definitely but then there's always there's that but then there's always you have got to make time for people and if it's your friend you're checking in if you genuinely care about someone

it can't just be one way no absolutely not to be fair, it's a bit, it can't just be one way, can it? No, absolutely not. But I think... Absolutely not. To be fair, if it's a work friend, then maybe it's not. I mean, I know you can get close to friends at work, but... I know, but sometimes that's even more awkward

because you're with them every day. No, but they don't work together. They're not working together anymore. So they've obviously become friends at work. And maybe it is one of those things where they've sort of kept in touch, but they're not really close. The job made them close.

Yeah. Yeah, now... I think you've just got to prioritise yourself. It's 10 years as well. You're a different... You can be... Your life has massively changed

in that 10 years. Absolutely. Yeah. Oh, well, I hope that helps. What was her name? Anonymous. Oh, sorry. Anonymous.

And I wonder why. Fair enough. No, no, no. Thank you for that. I like giving a little bit of advice yeah we're shit at it but yeah

imagine it's someone that we know that sent it in and it's actually about us about us not you work 10 years me

you imagine could be and they're like going to listen and be like haha you know it nice I don't think it is.

It could be you. It could be you. Or it could be anyone. Could be me. Quite easily. That's brilliant. Love it. Oh, that has been brilliant tonight.

Well, if it is one, like... If it's one of us, all the very best to you. Cut me out now. Back up. Stop texting. You took the words out of my mouth. No, we're joking brilliant absolutely brilliant

well thank you so much for listening 07788 201919 please send in your messages and stories advice

anything you want really from me Roro and Elia Nat's nieces will be back in about a fortnight thanks girls

love you love you ciao ciao ciao ciao happy running you forest oh yeah i'll let you know how i get on i'm proud of you i've got to get out thank you come with me come with me yeah i'm very slow but yeah i said that we've done it before we can do it again all right okay right and have a brilliant weekend for your birthday thank you no one even asked me about my birthday or the best oh yeah, yeah. We did. That came and went quite quickly. This and when it... What?

I can't speak. No. When it comes to Natalie's birthday, we're going to be having a pod party. Yeah. Oh, well. It is bad. You didn't do anything for her birthday. I just...

We've all been busy. No, you've been busy. I've been busy. You were ill. She weren't really up for it. Oh, well. We'll do something nice. We'll do a special.

We won't do a birthday. I don't want anything for my birthday Oh, well. We'll do something nice. We'll do a special. We won't do a birthday. I don't want anything for my birthday either. We'll do like a nice evening. We'll do something like when we all feel good. Spring's coming. I feel good. We'll have some. No, we'll do a night.

We'll do a... I'm all right. We'll do a pod. We'll do a pod night. Little drink for little Elia's birthday. Little Elia? What the fuck is she talking about? Don't fucking patronise me.

Little Elia and her family who use one breast of chicken to feed six little I don't know why I called you little I meant to say my little sister

she's little she's little yeah anyway all right all the best see you later bye bye

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