Mum's The Word! The Parenting Podcast - GEORGIA & KELSEY: Think Mum Life Is Hard? Try Ski Mum Life

Episode Date: January 19, 2026

Georgia Jones and Kelsey Parker are back in the studio together, bringing you another episode packed with chaos, laughs, and very real mum life moments.On this week’s agenda, Kelsey shares what it was really like taking Aurelia and Bodhi skiing for the first time including the emotional rollercoaster of sending your kids off to ski school and hoping for the best.Georgia, meanwhile, reveals the slightly questionable Christmas present Danny bought her: a half-marathon… and why, despite everything, she’s secretly looking forward to it.Things take a dramatic turn when Danny’s well-meaning gift somehow ends with Georgia covered in blood (yes, really), before the girls weigh in on the annual “new year, new me” gym obsession.And of course, We Listen & We Don’t Judge returns with a Christmas and New Year special, featuring festive parenting confessions that prove no one truly has it together over the holidays.A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, hello, we're back people. Welcome to a brand new episode of Moms the Word. I'm Georgia Jones. And I'm Kelsey Parker. And today Kelsey tells us all about her kids' first time skiing. As well as Danny's present that he got Georgia. Wow. I can't wait for the listeners to hear what he got you.

Yes, you all need to grab your cupers. Get comfy. And let's jump into a brand new episode. of Moms the Word. So, Kel, skiing. I said you when you arrived today, when I arrived today, you were first actually. Yeah, I was late. You beat you.

You beat me. I said I was half expecting to see a broken bone. Yeah, thanks. Thanks, George. No. Well, you've never skied before. It's quite a dangerous sport. It is a dangerous sport, but I was actually okay.

I was pleasantly surprised with how well I can ski. Well done. I'm very proud of you. me wrong. I was still like snow ploughing around and doing that and I only did a few lessons. But I actually enjoyed doing like lessons and the whole experience of skiing. We did love. Good. And what about the kids? So did you do lessons with the kids? No. So the kids did ski school.

Yeah. And I said on my Instagram whilst I was in France that ski school is not for the faint-hearted parent. If you're a warrior, don't put your kids in ski school. Why? So we got there the first day. I love it because I'm a bit like, do you know what? I think we need to be a bit more like that here.

Yeah. So we put them on the skis, got them to where ski school was, and the instructors were like, bye. Bye. Like literally meant, you can go. And we were like, okay. And I was like, oh my God,

I can't believe I'm just like leaving them there. Like, can you imagine the amount of paperwork you'd have to go through in the UK to actually leave your kid. Oh my God. I can't even imagine you'd be allowed to in the. So I think the good thing with my children is obviously they do do a lot of activities. There was some kids crying and whatever. Again, they do just have to get on with it.

Yeah, yeah. So they did that and then they sort of got split into different groups, which I think was really, really good. I think that was the best thing for Bodie. Oh, what? As in Bodhi wasn't with Aurelia. So I think that was good for him. Yeah.

So then day three, we go back and they're like, oh, have you got a pass? A ski pass for Aurelia. And we were like, no, he went, oh, you've got to go and get one. I'm like, why? He's like, yeah, we're going up on a chairlift. Oh, my gosh. I'm like, oh, okay, so we go up and we get the pass, and then as we're walking down, they're walking up to the chairlift.

I'm like, oh, this is like a lot, isn't it? What they're going to, 11, 11, 11, everyone, make a wish. What they're going to do? And then I was like to, well, oh, so obviously a ski instructor's going to get on with her to go up. He was like, no. I went, what? He went, no, literally. So they go up as like two ski instructors.

one gets on the first chairlift and goes up to the top, then they start putting the kids one at a time on with strangers. What? Yeah. Do you mean like the seats? Yeah, the chairlift. What on with just a complete, you know, a stranger? What if they kidnapped them?

Well, they're all a chairlift. They can't go anywhere, can they? Mine would be if they fell. Well, yeah, that as well, though. You can't expect a strange. You're looking after your child. Oh, yeah, I was on the chairlift the other day and a child got put on and they went, oh, can you watch them?

Oh my God. So obviously at the other end, that person has to watch them. So anyway. What about if that kid can't get off there? Well, there is an instructor at the top by the end. Oh, okay, fine. Right, fine. So anyway, Arraylia, I was like, oh, who did you sit next?

She went, oh, I had a French man. He couldn't really speak a lot of English. I thought, yeah, I bet you he was in his element, the French man. Because imagine if it was a Brit, they'd be, they'd know my whole life story within 10 minutes up the mountain, wouldn't they? Yeah, of course they would. They were like, with that, right, what if there was like some? You know, hideous person that, like, took that moment as their moment to... Well, that's it. You're taking the wrist, George. That's it. You're risking your kid up there.

Obviously, I didn't... Whoa, you don't really think through that, do that? And I don't think they... Like... Like, there's no crime or things like that. Obviously, you'd have to really get a psychopath on there to... Oh, yeah, but they... I didn't really go through that full. Who's going to chuck my child off the ski? I think I'm listening to too many crime podcasts. Yeah, I think you do. And then, so then Bodey went the next day. And I went, oh, who did you sit next to? And he went, oh, a 15-year-old boy.

I mean, we cannot expect a 15-year-old child to look after a small child. I just don't. This honestly blows my mind. I know, it blows my mind. So, yeah. Because they're not low to the ground. No, they're up high. I would have understood.

And I'd already taken them on it as well, so they knew what they were doing and going up. So, yeah, the kids loved it. They didn't think anything of it. And they were amazing. So they would do ski school in the morning and in the afternoon go off skiing and they just had the best time. I mean, did you do any sledging with them?

No, we actually didn't do sledging. No. I always think that. Are you missing a trick, not doing sledging? Yeah, well, where our chalet was, there was like they could have done it on there, but I saw some little boys do it like a day before and I thought you are not doing that.

Why, did you go fast? Yeah, like it was literally like a drop like that. Yeah, and they're not putting them on a ski lift with a stranger. It's absolutely fine. Yeah, that's it. Yeah, but they're not broken bones, is it? Could be if they pushed them off. But then also, I just think what an experience for them to do that.

And, like, obviously the instructors aren't, like, the best at English. Like, obviously it's international, but I just think what an experience for them to do that. It is. No, I completely agree. It's just the ski lift bit that threw me off. Well, I wasn't expecting that with a ski lift. And I was like, wow, okay, right. Got to be a brave mum here.

But six days, their improvement was... Was it phenomenal? Yeah, but they're so low. to the ground as well. Like, I think I'd be good at skiing if I was that small. Yeah, because then if you fall, you're not going to really... Not going to really hurt yourself. And also, I think when you don't think of the...

You don't have the fear. Yeah. You don't have fair. Because when she went up and done the green run, I was like, oh, how many times do you full? She was like, oh, three times. Like, no, but... But obviously, they just fall and then their instructor comes and picks them back up. Yeah.

I want someone to do that for me! Oh my God, imagine if you were skiing and someone every time you fell over, just came and, like, picked you up and popping you back on your feet. I think with the scheme and where was like, okay, princess that it's the getting your boots on and carrying your skis and all that just like the effort to go into the skiing is a lot the effort to go to the toilet yeah that is it i would just like someone to get all my boots like me get up there they have it all there for me then i just put it on and ski and then take it they take it all down for me and also being a ski mum is like i think

olivia got a video of me i've got my ski boots and i've got my skis i've got raised skis i've got Something else under my arm, it's literally like you think mum life's hard, ski mum life is even harder. I'd like to say you're selling it to me. And then moaning like, oh, my shoes are hurting me, my ski boots. Yeah, because they're not comfy at the ski boots. Come on, come on. And also putting kids socks on is hard enough, let alone getting them into like thermals and ski boots.

And yeah, all right, can't go. Well, I've got to say that ski dad will was absolutely fantastic. Well, he owned the job. He impressed my whole family. Did he now? He really impressed the family. Even Johnny sent him a voice note when we got back and was like, mate, you were incredible, everything you did for the kids.

I think my family as well that they don't get to see Will in that environment. And we haven't really done a holiday where we've all lived, like shared a house and they can see. Because my uncle Danny was like, it's the Will. Because obviously the kids go, Will! Will! And then I go, Will, will you go? get that it's like poor will anyway will yeah it's the way you say it's your accent as well the accent with the will he's like poor will so yeah basically everyone loves will and and ski dad was

absolutely fantastic that's wonderful he owned the job because also he wanted me to ski so i was like that's fine if you want me to ski but i can't be mum and being doing my own lessons at the same time so you're going to have to own that job and you did well well well round applause for it oh i like that went for a round of course at the same time. Would they do it again? Would the kids do it again? Oh yeah, yeah. They literally can't wait to go back. Oh, well that's good. Yeah. And would you do it again? Yes. Oh, okay. Right. So Kelsey. Well, also, Georgia, I feel like I've, like, this is my life now. What, you're a ski mum now? Like, my uncle Danny was like, this is your life. Like, you need to be positive and go for it because this is, you're going to be coming out here. I was like, yeah, true.

Well, yeah. So you have to embrace it, don't you? Yeah. I think Will would have been so gutted if I was like, I hate it. I hate it. Yeah. He would be so upset. Do you think that made you like it more because you almost have to? Yeah, well, he just loves where we go. And I don't think I'm even allowed to say where we go because... Well, don't. Because he was grumpy that he was busy anyway, wasn't it?

Yeah. So he's like, don't tell anyone where it is, but I mean, he's got it actually tattooed on his leg. Right. So if anyone out there wants to know, you're going to have to find Will. No, it's on my Instagram in the way. Oh, is it? He was annoyed. He was like, why have you posted on Instagram?

I'm like, I said, everyone is now going to be going to... Beep! Because she's such an influencer. I'm influenced everyone to go there. Everyone would have seen me in my ski outfit and been like, I want to be like her. Oh, well, I'm glad she had a good time, Kells. So let's talk about you and Christmas presents. Well.

I saw this and I was like, I can't wait to actually talk to you about it. Like, when you opened that, was you like, is this some sort of sick joke? I mean, the problem is he bought me some gym kit as well. I was like, are you trying to tell me something? What is he trying to say to you? So for anyone that doesn't know. Right. So basically, long story short, we weren't doing presents this year

because we're renovating the house and it costs small fortune, or very large fortune actually. So we were like, no presents this year. I got his knife, his kitchen knife sharpened and injured myself. It's really, really painful everyone. If anyone's watching, if you can see this scar, I basically got Danny's kitchen's knives sharpened for him for Christmas. It's on where?

Oh, this amazing guy. renew sharpening in Apton and he's brilliant great guy My best friends Their whole business is like Knife sharpening That's what they do

They're Italian Nella knives Shout out to you Mark Nella Oh my God I should have Should have given you a call Can we've got you a discount Right

But the guy who'd sharpened my knife Said to me as I picked them up Just remember they are very sharp And I was like no Of course First thing I did Got home used one Stab myself

I had to phone Harry Judd, Danny's bandmate who lives eight doors down from us I rang Harry I was like Harry I've stabbed myself literally right because I was home alone

with Cooper and I panicked because I'm not squeamish at all but because it went in quite far I didn't know how badly I'd stab myself and it was bleeding a lot I went really faint and it made me realise actually

I need to teach Cooper what to do in an emergency because he would not know If I fainted on that floor that he wouldn't even know how to how to call anyone He would He wouldn't know how to call 999

No No he wouldn't know how to call 999 My phone's locked as well He just don't think he knows the code to it Oh I probably start with that I know he does No I don't think he does

Because I think he kept going on it So much I was like I'm not telling you the code for it Because he was being a pest So yeah He needs to know the code I rang Harry It was night time

I was in my pajamas, bless Harry Judd, he came around within about 10 seconds. He was at my daughter. Oh, yeah, but like, that is Harry. Nighting Shanian armour. He was in his pyjamas as well. And then when he looked at my hand, he was like, wow, that's not that bad.

However, he was like, was that a pipperick? Yeah, he did pick up the knife, and you could see where it had gone up to because of the amount of the blood on the knife. What was you cutting? A grape. God, do you get the sharpest knife out for a great. You're on such a sharp, Kel.

But then my mum and dad were like, why were you cutting grapes anyway? Cooper's surely old enough to not have his grapes. Yeah, why I was he cutting grapes? I think I've always done it, so I just went into autopilot. Won't cut his grapes? And cut his grapes up for him.

You know, choking hazard and all that. Wow, what a good man. I've gone off on an absolute tangent. So I got that for him. And we weren't doing presents, right? But he bought, he was like, bought me a nice little gym kit sex. I wanted some new Lulu lemon leggings.

And that was cute. I was like, oh, you knew I wanted that. And he's like, oh, I've got you one more thing. And I was like, oh, yeah, go on. And he's like, you know how you always say every new year, oh, I really want a goal to work towards. I want like some kind of like fitness goal to work towards. And I was like, yeah, he's like, I've signed us up for a half marathon.

I was like, oh no. What did your face do? Did it just drop? I think I would be like, I just done it to you then. I'd be like, sorry, what? I was a bit like, oh, God. Do you like running? Yes, I do.

I do like running and I do always say I want a goal. Well, come on, we've been going on about the list. And and... It's on the list. Do you know what? I probably would have put it on my fart to be far farty list anyway. Yeah. Like do a half marathon.

I would never do a marathon. So anyone asked me that. I'm signing her up. Never. But I would quite like to do a half marathon. But going back to Harry, I know... Anyway, I know... I know Harris...

I do feel like when you do... the half marathon, you're going to have the bug and be like... Am I? Who knows? I think you will. I might. But basically yesterday, me and Danny had to do... I had to do 6K. Bearing of mind, a half marathon is like 20 or something like that. Please don't message in if it's not that, but it's something like that.

13 miles, right? And me and Danny did... I had to do 6K yesterday. Danny had to do like four. Because we've signed up to like a bit of a program. And... Why did you have to do more than him? I don't know. Mine's different to his.

Yeah. don't know, because I'm fitter. And then we looked on Harry's, Danny, if you seen Harry's Instagram? I was like, well, Harry just whacked out of 20K. Just whacked out at 20K. It's just a casual run,

just as you do. And so me and Danny then went to bed feeling really shit. Thanks, Harry. Cheers, Harry. Night and shine, armour, but also a bit of a dick. Yeah. I put a message out on Instagram. I was like, anyone got any tips?

When I tell you about 50% of the messages that came back were, don't watch Harry's stories. I guess. Yeah. He's a machine. Yeah. And also he's done marathons, isn't it?

Like, you're doing something new. Yeah, he's Mr. Marathon. But I would be fuming. I'd be fuming if that was my Christmas present. Yeah, well, I was half slightly offended, half really, really touched that he'd actually listened to me saying that I did want some kind of goal to work towards. And now, Kelsey, I'm two days in. Now I'm two days in.

I actually am really happy about it. Two days in. Two days in. When is it? When are we doing it? It's on the 29th of March. 29th of March. When is the actual marathon?

Oh, I don't know. I couldn't tell you. Kels, I'm not a marathon guru. I'm so like you are now. I feel like you are. What are you doing? The landmarks? No.

Q Gardens. Oh, that's nice. I said I've got to be running amongst the flowers. It's like, oh my God. Maybe I can tick off my other thing. Go to a tulip farm. Yeah. Whilst I do the half marathon.

Oh, hang on. One second, everybody. Kelsey's tooth gem is still going strong. It's still going strong. Yeah, I've got months in this. I reckon I've got a year. Oh my God. My sister-in-law had two on at Christmas.

Two on. Yeah. Good friends. Yeah. You'd be best mates. That was my Christmas present. And I am very happy about it now. And I've got a special watch to track.

To track. What is the watch? Right. It's a garment. But if anyone, listen, knows how to bloody work the thing, then... So it's different, that's like, would you not want an Apple Watch or you're not? I think these ones are good for running.

However, it's lying to me because it, the last two nights I've worn it to sleep. Oh, right, yeah. And it's gaslighting me. What was it saying? What it's saying? I've had eight and a half hours sleep, which is impossible because I haven't even been in bed for that length of time. So telling me I've been asleep for eight and a half hours is a complete and utter life. Bin it. Bin it.

Bin it. No. He didn't buy that as well, did it? No, he didn't. No, he didn't. No. But if anyone from Garmin would like to help me out with how to work this watch, I'm from... Please get in touch. Please, please get in touch. Do you have an insatiable fascination with the paranormal?

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because we couldn't find a parking space because everyone is, New Year, New Me, and what annoys me with the gyms is they accept all the people. Yeah, of course to do. I know, like, all the money. We've got a month. We've got a month of this and then it will die down. But on a Monday, we go from gymnastics straight to swimming.

so we only have like a small window. We couldn't get parked. It was an absolute nightmare. And I was like, 10 little Kels had the window down and I was like, oh, this new year, new me. I'm like, look at more. We have nowhere to park now. Like it was so annoying. But obviously, especially Monday, that's when everyone would have started, wouldn't they?

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Everyone would decide. Our gym's not too bad actually. It's quite. I, you know, I think if it gives you motivation to start on a new year, like, yeah, okay, maybe I'm, okay, I'm not going to say I'm going to try and get fit, but I'm just going to do some more exercise

because I think that was like something, I think I'm very up and down my exercise as well. I am a bit. My thought on it is like, I think it's fine to start the new year off, wanting to be a bit healthier. Because the thing is, when do you ever eat and drink and lays about like you do at Christmas?

Never. So then... Because even in the summer you don't really do it. No. Like, and so that is completely not the norm as well. So, like, of course. Like, for me, I'm like, I've eaten my weight in chocolate and, like, drunk, honestly. Fondue.

My face was hanging off by the end of Christmas. I looked so utterly haggard. I honestly was a drinking in the foot. Yeah, I would say, mainly like the booze. It is the January detox. Yeah, and I feel like there's nothing wrong with just having a bit of a kickstart at the beginning. The problem is everyone's made it into such a, like, negative thing of. Like, it doesn't have to be new year, new year.

It could just be new year. Let me get my ass in gear and not eat as much shit and drink as much crap. Yeah, but like what I'm saying, people are going to, like, they will not be going to the gym in four weeks time. No, some might, some, what, I will be because I don't know whether you've got a half-marin. Yeah, you will be there.

But, yeah, I don't know, I just think. Do, do you. Do you. Whatever works, but, yeah. Right, and how do you feel about, because I felt a bit funny about this. I had very up and down beginning of the new year. I literally went into it so positive.

First of Jan. I was like, yeah, New Year, 2026. Woo! And then I went on a Doom Scroll. And there was so many influencers, you know, it's our job curls. But so many of them on it already, like, with all these posts. And, like, they'd obviously been working on all these posts that they've put together and all these different... What do you mean?

Posts like... Well, like, top 10 things to do in January and this and that. And I was like, when have you been thinking of all these ideas? Because I really, really took time off this Christmas. I was just like, I was just like, I'm allowed to break. I'm allowed to break from my job as much as anyone else is allowed a break from their job. So then when I went into the new year, I didn't have any posts ready to go live. I didn't have any outfit, reels, filled.

That's really poor management. So then I went into an absolute panic and I was like, oh yeah, but look, don't worry about what other people are doing. No, I know and I'm not going to you. Let them. Do you know what's so funny? All right, Mel. My brother went, if I hear another person in this family say, let them, he was like, what does it even mean? What does let them mean? This is Mel Robbins, isn't it? Yeah, yeah. But I get it. It's like, let people do what they want to do. No, and I did think that. And it was my own, my own.

problem I was putting pressure because you start panicking going oh why have I not done that but then that might not be what you need to do and and you do you start questioning yourself and you're like god should I be posting more of this should I be doing this and then yesterday I was like do you know what last end of last year because I was so tired and I don't know whether we've talked about it but Danny was away quite a bit I was so tired and I was on my knees and I just didn't have the energy to like think of things to do to talk about even It got to the end of the day and I'd be like, I need to do a reel, but I'm so tired. I'll do it tomorrow and then I wouldn't do it.

Anyway, so I was like, do you know what? All the things that I wanted to post last year that just sat in my album, I'm just going to post away and be like, oh, I did this last year. It was so much fun. I'm going to do it again this year. So I'm just going to, I'm just posting. It is. I just think it's funny where like we look online and we look at people and we judge and we do whatever because we're talking about the fitness. You know what I actually, I don't necessarily love going to the gym,

but I think it's because I was brought up dancing. Yeah. And I do think dancing is so different to like, jimmy. And I find it hard when I see people that I went to school. And I'm like, how are they so, like fitness-based now? Like, I'd never had that at school. I didn't have, like, if you've got me dancing, I'd love it. And when we went, I did the girl strip to Sweden.

Yeah. And we filmed some TikToks. Oh my God, I saw! And we... I was like, she's coming into her own hair and a tip. And we danced. And we danced. TikTok era.

Yeah, and we danced. And you know what? I actually loved doing that. Oh, okay. I loved dancing and actually we were like, it was before we went on a night out and we were like, oh my God, I'm not sweating out now from doing it.

So I feel like for me that's something I'd love to do. Yes. But it is the people watching that for like my friends that don't do, you know, TikTok and whatever and people, I don't know if I can actually talk about this, but you know what are people making comments. Oh, yeah, yeah. That like all the time you're like judged for whatever you do.

Fuck them. I know Mel Robbins says let them. I say fuck him. Yeah. But yeah, it's, yeah, I just think the pressures of social media now. Yeah. Kells, I really enjoyed the dancing things. I think you should do that more.

Because actually thing as well, like you're a dancer. Like, do it. I will not be doing dancing, but you. We could do it together. Absolutely not. Honestly. But we had so much fun filming them. Yeah, exactly.

We had such a laugh. Yeah. Can you lip sync? What, too, them? Yeah, I reckon I can. Yeah, but can your lipsink? Yeah. So some people that are just so good at it.

Yeah. There's one woman on Instagram. God, I can't remember what her name is a follower. She is phenomenal. Like, it could be her talking. Yeah, what to the... Yeah. I think it's a skill.

It's actually a skill. And I just think it's the people you follow as well that you feel the pressures. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I do. I think there's a couple of people. like recently that are just so

and like this isn't this isn't a shade you're very American saying that shady no shade throwing because bloody well done them like they obviously have like such

amazing energy and to be able to like think of things constantly my brain just doesn't work like that did I tell you that for my birthday this year I got bought by one of my best friends love you Claire

a book on menopause. Really? Yeah, because I said to her, we had a big conversation about it. This is how our girls' nights out of change. We had a big long conversation about menopause and how I feel like we're fast approaching. So she's getting you ready?

She's getting ready. I've got a book on menopause and a house plant. I'm so rack and roll. Oh, you did the wrong thing for rock and rolling. I don't know whether you know any. Oh yeah, Kelsey just did that for Rockinville. No, because I've lost her now. Can you show your nails to the camera please, Kelsey?

No, I don't want to. She's lost her two fingers. I've not, I've got my fingers. I've just finger nails. She's very upset about it. I'm just not looking good. She's not looking good. And my fingers are actually sore as well.

Well, blame the nail tech. Yeah. So, Kels, talking about me not judging your hideous nails, we listen and we don't judge. It's time. First one of the year. Is it the first one of the ear? Did we do one for our first episode back?

Can't remember. I don't know. I can't remember. So, we listen. And we don't judge. I forgot to buy batteries for the big Santa present and blamed supply issues at the North Pole. Now, I have done that before.

Have you forgot batteries for the presents. Well, I think you need, like, just endless supply batteries in your house. Absolutely. In every single size. Double A, triple A. Do you make them now that they just don't last long? Yeah, probs.

Yeah. You've got an hour, an hour with these batteries. Yeah, yeah, and that's all you get. And that's the thing on Christmas Day, when you open everything, you have to literally put the batteries in, take it all apart. And it's all like screwdriver, isn't it? Everything screwed in. Even the actual toys are screwed into the box.

Yeah. You can't get anything open. No, we actually were really smug with ourselves because we just filled a box with batteries. Yeah, that's great. Ready for Christmas Day, because we knew it was going to be very needed. So we were started. For the big man. Yeah.

And also, you always get a little mini screwdriver in the crackers, don't you? Yeah, you do. We're all good. I threw away half the Christmas cards without reading them because they were glittery and they stressed me out. Whoever this woman is, you're my spirit, oh man, you're a spirit animal. I hate glitter. Hate it. Hate it.

You're like, yeah. I'm actually, being honest, not a big one on Christmas cards. No. I just sound like a scrooge every time My friends laugh Because my nan, my grandma She didn't used to get us a Christmas card She used to give us, or birthday card

She used to give us a pound for the Christmas card Great idea Or for the birthday card Did you, I hope you told her they're a lot more expensive Than that, Nan And I'd like, three pound fifty So probably back in the day Oh yeah, maybe, yeah, fair

And yeah, so for me Christmas cards, like Christmas cards And birthday cards have never been like a massive thing And I just think They're just a lot to have all over your house Yeah, well, they're just a bit of a ways because, like, I've just scooped all mine up. Apart from, like...

And been them? And been them. Apart from the ones that are from, like, you know, my mum and dad. Yeah. But then where are you putting them? In a little, like, memory box. But what I do, what I do is each year, throw the old one away, keep the new one.

Oh. Do you want to know a really morbid reason why I do it? Why? In case they die. What's it go? I've got one last, I've got their last Christmas card. Yeah. But what does that even mean?

No, it doesn't really. Just think I want their handwriting. Yeah, if you wanted to get it tattooed on you. Well, do you know what I did? A while back, and this is also very morbid. I got my mum and dad just to write just random things on a piece of paper. I love you. Literally.

So you can get it tattooed on you. Yeah. Love that. Yeah, I did. Have they got nice handwriting? Yeah, mum has. Dads is quite... You're like, Dad, sorry.

You're not going on my body. I'm going to put mum's on there because yours is a nice. No, no. That's is lovely. It's just got a bit of a comic sans vibe about it. To me, I would have Johnny's on me. My mum's, my mum's handwriting is terrible, but Johnny has got beautiful handwriting. Has he?

Yeah. That's quite unusual. Yeah, he's got really, really lovely handwriting. Oh. There you go. But yeah, I'm not about the Christmas card life. No, so whoever this was, we are so with you. And I, like, Bodie, I didn't get him to write any for the...

Oh, no, I didn't get Cooper to. I mean, he got loads of... And a radio. I say bony because I feel like more reception like that's where mums want to do them. Want to do them? And I just felt pretty bad. Yeah, I'm really sorry. Because it's like, so we've not got the time.

No. My mum was like, I'll give them all a pound. Yeah. My God, I might start doing that. No, don't. You'd be skinned. 30 quid for the entire class. I told my kids the fireworks had finished at 7pm so they'd go to bed early and me and my

husband could enjoy New Year's Eve in peace. Of course. Yeah, 100%. Yeah, 100%. Where we went away. Yeah. Skin. Can't say.

Can't say. They did fireworks at eight. So then we like, they did the fireworks. They were like amazing. And then we then went back to the house. But Aurelia was just so funny. Because obviously everyone was coming back to her house. She was like, just let me stay up for one more drink.

She went, I won't even drink. I just want one more drink. Boney had fallen asleep in the bar already. And did you let us stay up? No, I was like, you. have got skis goal tomorrow. Oh well, yeah. I was like, you've got to get up.

But I know with her that she can deal with the lack of sleep more than Bodie. So I was like, as long as he's asleep, I was like, she can roll off a few hours or whatever it is, not a few hours, more than a few hours. She can have less sleep and she'll be okay. Yeah. But it's just her because she's literally phomo is like so bad. She's like, I don't want to miss out. Bless it.

One more drink. I'm like, what are you going to be like when you're older? Oh, she's going to be life and soul, Kel. Oh, yeah. She's talking about. going to I'm going to I be for already. She's like, I'm going to do this

when I go to I'm going to I'm like, you will be doing that in I beef again. We need to watch that one. Now, Kels. Yeah. That's a wrap. That's a wrap, baby. It's a wrap on another episode.

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