Mum's The Word! The Parenting Podcast - ‘I Didn’t Expect Mother’s Day to Hurt This Much’ Georgia Jones & Kelsey Parker on March Madness, Swimming Lessons & Lying To Your Kids

Episode Date: April 5, 2026

This week on Mum’s The Word, Georgia Jones and Kelsey Parker are back for a honest catch-up… and this one goes a little deeper than usual.Kelsey opens up about the fourth anniversary of Tom’s passing and why the entire month of March feels overwhelming: from Brain Tumour Awareness Month to birthdays, Mother’s Day, and the emotional weight that comes with it all.She shares the reality of grief four years on, the pressure of public remembrance, and the small but powerful moments that still hit hardest.Meanwhile, Georgia reflects on loss in her own life, the strange emotions tied to memories, and the unexpected ways social media, even a trending song, can bring everything rushing back.But it’s not all heavy.The pair balance it out with the everyday chaos of mum life from school swimming lessons (and Georgia’s very real fear of swimming pool floors) to Easter holiday panic, juggling work with kids at home, and the ongoing debate of whether we’re all just running on empty.Plus, “We Listen & We Don’t Judge” is back, with more relatable parenting confessions, and the usual mix of laughter, honesty, and moments that will have you thinking, “same.”From grief and healing to verrucas, Crocs and complete life overwhelm… this is motherhood in all its messy reality.Grab a cuppa, get comfy, and join us for another episode of Mum's The WordA Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! Welcome to a brand new episode of Mums the Word. I'm Georgia Jones. And I'm Kelsey Parker. And today Kelsey opens up about Tom's fourth anniversary. And we chat about the chaos that is our kids swim in essence. And we return with we listen and we don't judge. So grab a cup of.

Get comfy. And let's jump into a brand new episode of Moms the Word. I feel a bit tired of. stickles. I feel tired. I think there's something in the air. I just said to Will this morning, he feels the same, like, exhausted. Is anything in retrograde or anything? We, I think there was a new moon and also we are moving into spring Echnox. So this should be good, but maybe we're just... I just think it's quite flat. I think you said it the other day, like, where the hell was this fiery horse? Where's this fiery horse? I just don't feel it. I think

the world, I don't know, I just feel it's really flat and everyone's vibrating really, really low at the moment. Do you? I feel like money's not coming in. for people. Yeah. This should all be abundance and I know I'm normally the person that's like, yay, but I just feel a bit.

I think it's across the board. I think we are in a recession but they've just not told us. Do you reckon? And I think when we come out of the recession, they'll go, oh yeah, do you know you was just in a recession? Yeah, actually guys,

we were in a recession. That's why the petrol flashes was ridiculous. Everything's just ridiculous. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm just, yeah, yeah. I'm just like, me. Do you know what I think happened as well? I think we got everyone,

there's all this talk about this, bloody fire horse, shedding the snake, firehorse coming. So I feel like everyone got really on board with it, even people that aren't really into like spiritual horoscopy things. And then nothing happened. So we all just were like, oh, I don't know what we expected. And then the weather just got a bit shit again. We had a little taster, a little teaser.

I think I potentially even caught the sun on my shoulders one day, sitting in a little sun trap. But even on Saturday was really nice. Yeah. And then it's just gone cold and shit. They don't know what to do. The weather doesn't know what to do. And it happens every time when it gets to Easter.

Yeah. The weather goes shit and you stuck with your child indoors and with nothing to do. And no, Kelsey, I haven't planned anything. You're not planned anything. No. For Easter? No. I've got three weeks.

Oh, God. Oh, geez. No, thank you. Oh, I love it. I just signed to Dom, our producer. I was saying before that you, because I got here really early guys, I was so prepared today. No, no, hang on, could I just say, I actually was meant to have a recording before Kelsey. I would have been here even earlier than Kelsey.

Kelsey's actually been very nearly late a couple of times. So I was like, I'm fine, I've got plenty of time. And I didn't, she was here. I was half hour early. Half hour. And I was just saying, I love having the kids off. Well, well done you. I love it because also I just think for us moms, we need the break of going, like, doing the school run and,

Yeah, but then the break, there is no break because you... I love having my kids. Well, I do, to a point. I feel like you don't do, Jujat. Listen, to a point, the problem is my... The work doesn't stop. The life doesn't stop. I know the work of the life doesn't stop, but you just keep going and I love them.

Well, I love Cooper. It's just... More chaos and carnage to my life. I met my friend at the station, we just walked together, and I was like, oh, because I've got my new little baby, having my baby girl. And she was like, what? I went, storm my dog. Oh, gosh.

She went, I just can't believe you've added another thing to your, like, carnage of a life. Some people love it. I love it of chaos. Whereas I just like, yeah, quiet and peace. Peaceful life. Whereas I'm not, I'm like, yeah, the more, the more stress, the better. Oh, girls.

This year, Max, four years since Tom passed away. So it's just been his anniversary, hasn't it? How was that for you? Oh, it's just awful. And I think the lead up this time. I think the whole of Mark, is like such a mind fuck for me. Yeah.

Because tell me why. We're going to March. And the whole thing is brain tumor awareness month. Yeah. So all will you see on TV and obviously a lot of companies reach out to me and charities and they want me to do loads of work for brain tumor awareness month. And I'm like, it's a lot. Then I have my birthday, which is a great celebration.

Then this year I had Mother's Day. And I didn't think Mother's Day would hit me as much as it did. but I think it's sort of everyone else messaging. You're actually thinking I would have had a 10-month-old baby. Yeah, and I've not. So I had that on top. And then Tom decided to die on my birthday month as well. So I just think it's tough.

And four years, and I think, oh, my God, where's four years gone? Yeah. But it's so weird. I can't explain the feeling, Georgia, because it's almost like yesterday that it happened. But then I think now four years has just been so long. Yeah, it really has. See, I almost feel like it happens such, like, longer ago than four years.

I don't know why. I don't know. It just feels that way. And I think as well, the further you go along, you think I miss like his laugh and everything about him. And you think four years is just we're going further away now, aren't we? Yeah. And I think, I don't really you feel like this. Because I felt like this about with one of my mates that died quite a while ago now.

But the photos, I've only got like, because it was before we even had like phones to take photos. I've only got like a few photos of me and her together. And it makes me sad that that's it. That's all I've got. Yeah. Like, do you feel like that? I just think that is everything. And we're having a bit of a move around of the house.

And I've still got Tom's clothes. And then I'm a bit like, where do I put his clothes? Because I was saving the clothes for Bodie. But then I'm like, by the time Bodie gets to, to. old enough to wear them, are the clothes just going to be like rotten and rotted? I mean, good point. There must be some way you can start clothes. Well, even if you vacuum pack them, then I'm like, why am I holding on to that?

Because, you know, if ever you get a new handbag and it's got those little beads in that can get rid of any moisture, just save up loads of those and shuff them in. But then I'm like, will you even wear the stuff? Is it even going to be fashionable? I don't, I've saved some bits. I don't know, it's just so hard and I think that's what's so tough that I've just held onto all this stuff. Yeah. I think keep some, keep items that are like,

I've got all these hats. I've got so much stuff. Have you? Yes, yeah. See, I mean, if it's something you feel you can do, I would like keep just key items. Yeah. That you know, like...

Well, I've got his wallet. Yeah, okay, now, is it like a leather one that's going to last? Yeah, and it's a nice wallet. Yeah. Yeah. You think... I don't know. It's just such a hard feeling and a process.

And at first, obviously, I kept hold of it. Now you're like, we're four years down the line. But you don't. You don't have to rush with that. I'm not rushed with four years. Yeah, but four years isn't that long house. Like, people keep people's rooms the same for like years and years and years. Like, there's no time limit on grieving, is there?

No, there's not. There's no time limit. You grieve forever, right? So if it makes you feel happiness inside keeping that stuff, just bloody keep it. And if it rots, it rots, it rots. At least you kept it. Then we're like, Brady, I kept you this stuff. Oh, wait, it's all rotten.

It is moth ridden, has lots of holes, but I just, you know, I kept it. I tried. But I've got all his memorabilia. I mean, there's so much stuff that the kids have got from Tom. Yeah, and that's what's lovely. And you've got, and you do have those video memories. Have you seen it? I actually saw it when I was on my way of here this morning.

It was a woman whose son had died when he was like 20. Yeah. And they'd done it on AI, because now he would be like 40. So it did them stud together. It's quite scary, isn't it? Yeah, and like it made me cry, obviously. You know, I love a cry. But I was like, is that nice or weird?

What would you, like, would you, what would you want that? I don't know. It's sort of a bit weird, isn't it? Yeah. Like, would you want to, like, see. But I think it's, I think it's different. I'm not going to say it's so different. I think a child is different.

Yeah. What, you mean as in Phoenix? Yeah. Yeah, not as in Phoenix. I think like if, you know, my friend posted this morning, she lost her son and he was only four years old. And she's like, I find it so hard to look at videos and like even the year of the battle that was really, really tough.

I think when you've gone through something like that, I don't know. I think it's whatever works for you as a person. Like if that AI helps that mum, then go for it. I don't know necessarily if that would help me. Yeah, I just watched it. It would be weird seeing Tom. older. Yeah.

It would, wouldn't it? I watched it and I was like, I was really in two minds. I was like, that's either incredible or really, really bizarre. Yeah. And quite frightening. Anyway. But that is AI now, isn't it? Oh my God, don't.

The amount of things I watch and I'm like, that's incredible. And then I'm like, oh. It's AI. It's AI. What with like dogs saving children? Yeah, yeah. A baby's dancing. I'm like, oh my God, that baby is so advanced.

Flunker. How were budding earlier? Have they started asking like deeper questions? Are they, you know, as they're getting older, they're starting to like delve into? Not so much. I think I've still got a few more years. Yeah. Do you think they will? Do you think they're going to start like wanting to know more of the ins and outs of everything to do with it? Yeah, maybe when they get older. How do you think you'll feel with like, I'll just tell them the truth. Yeah. of what happened and what we went through. Yeah.

Yeah, I think when even Arrayalya's got children, she might go, wow, my mum actually went through a lot. Yeah. I think that's it. It's only when you have a child yourself, you realise how bloody incredible your parents are. Yeah. Especially moms.

So then you're like, oh. Yeah, you're like, I reckon every single new mum's done it and just been like, oh my God, Mom, I love you so much. You did so well. So incredible. Thank you for bringing me up. Yeah, thank you. I just realized every sacrifice you made for me.

And then you realize all the things they say makes so much more sense. Yeah, and now you start saying the stuff that your parents said. And you're like, ooh. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Even in the mornings, I'm like, I sell out my mom. I just can't help it. Yeah, when you're telling him off.

It's mainly when I'm telling Cooper off or when I'm getting him to need to get him to do something. I'm like, Cooper, come on, for God's sake. We need to leave. I'm like, oh God, I sound like a, it's like a naggy mum. It's awful. You are, that, mum, I am.

I am. Yeah, I just think we have to get through March and there'll be some light somewhere. Do you feel like March, you almost like want to just put March in a box and let you pass back? Can we skip this one? Yeah, do you?

Can you not just move your birthday to a different month? No, I know, that's what I should do. I just think as well that it's other people and obviously people care still so much about Tom that then I get all the message. years and everything and it's just painful for yeah because yeah because of even if you were like you know what I'm just going to like try and let this month pass me by I don't want all the memories everyone will message you weren't they and that's the thing people are going to on every

everywhere on Instagram your friends like your family everyone's going to be talking about it that's what I mean I was shocked at Mother's Day so I was like oh my God I feel really emotional Mother's Day but I think it's because it's a bit but it's a big one it's your first mother's Right, since Phoenix passed away. Yeah. But also I do think it's everyone else and social media. I think sometimes she's just come off it and go, right, we're not doing that. Oh, yeah.

I mean, it can really work you up. There's a trend going at the moment. It's weird I've talked to about my friend twice now. But at her funeral, this certain specific song was played. Did I talk about this last time? This specific song was played. It was Goo Goo Goo Dolls, Iris. and there's a trend at the moment

which is like... Yeah, which... And that's Tom's song as well. Is it? That song reminds me of Tom so much. Does it? Yeah. Because I think they wanted to cover it, but also... Oh, did they?

I want to say Tom used to have that on his MySpace and I used to like listen to him singing in. I hear that. Oh, God, I love this. Because that was like his tone and voice. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, definitely.

And Danis. Yeah. And it pops up. At first I didn't realize it was a trend. I was like, oh, God, that's weird that that song just came on. I've not heard that song for ages. And then you're like,

Oh no, it's a trend. Oh, God. And it's every single day. Yeah. And it always makes me have a little bit of a funny feeling. And I was like, oh, I need this trend stop now, I think, unless I try and spin it into a positive thing and it's nice that it reminds me of her. Yeah, that's what you've got to do.

Yeah. Anyway, so what I'm suggesting is you move your birthday to end of April. Yep. Okay. Because I'm thinking the sun's going to be out. It's going to be warmer. It's going to be so much better. We'll have got past.

the month of March and we can just have a nice positive birthday. Anyway, can I say when it actually came to my birthday, I spent the whole day at a dance competition with Avalia. I saw. I saw all else. It wasn't really birthday celebrations anyway. Did you do anything for it? No, because we literally was at the dance comp. Oh, even until the evening.

Yeah, the dance comp. They did the awards at 6 o'clock at night, so we didn't get home until 8 o'clock on my birthday. Oh, God. Oh. You didn't say it now? So I was like, no, just loving my daughter. Well, maybe that all happened. for a reason.

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Talk to me about them. It's not, it's fine. It's not, he's had swimming lessons like in the past and finished those. This is school swimming lessons have started. So this is a brand new thing. And it was like, they need a swimming cap. They need this. They need this.

And right. So I was like, brilliant. We've just finally stopped having let us home about headlights. And now it's going to be let us home about Vrucas, isn't it? Because, I mean, it is a breeding ground. So I was like, like, like, Cooper, take your crocs. Make sure you wear them around the pool. Get in the pool.

Yeah, get in the pool. Put your crocs back on. Okay. Not allowed. Not allowed to wear a shoe. Oh, yeah. I get it because if all of them had shoes... Well, yeah, yeah, I get it too.

As a teacher, you have to keep it as simple as possible. Yeah, I know. I mean, even as swimming caps, I could not think of anything worse than putting 30 swimming caps on. I know. But I suppose... And on the girls.

Could you think of anything worse than trying to brush 30 children's wet, knotted hair out after they've been in the swimming pool? Yeah, I get it, but then swimming caps hurt. Do you remember? I hate having a swimming cap on. It's not, they're fabric ones. They're not like, yeah.

Yeah, they're not. They're not the rubber ones. No, not the rubber ones. No, no. Yeah, I think they're the fabric ones. But yeah, it's just, and so now we've got this new, so I've got a bit of a thing about swimming pool floors. It's actually quite a bit of a phobia of mine.

Why? Makes me honestly gag. Just the floors, like the hair, the dirt, the plasters, all of that. That's so funny. I can't walk on a swimming pool floor. without a flip-flop on. Like, absolutely. No, I'm not your worst nightmare then.

Oh, God, do you just stride around? I can't do the blue shoes. What's a blue shoe? You know, like, when you're going to watch your kids in swimming lessons, you have to put them blue, I can't do them. Hey, the amount of times I've forgotten I've got them on and strode out into the street. I can't do them. I'd rather go barefoot on the floor.

Oh, no, absolutely not, Kells. Honestly, I get her a really nice pool, though. Do you know what it could be, it could be the nicest pool in the world? I know what you mean, but, no. It could be a spa. I can't do the blue sock. The blue... Oh my God, what they called.

Shoe covers. Yeah, I can't do the blue shoe covers. I was like to Kelsey and Amanda. I was like, I just can't do them. But now what's happening is this whole swimming bag of like wet, smelly stuff comes back. It's just another extra thing, isn't it? It's to add onto the list of shit that I've got to source out. Don't children moaning again.

I'm not me, mourning about parenting. I don't know what we're talking about. Never. It's delightful. Did you go to do some washing of his swimming trance that he's got? No, I already can't keep up with the bloody washing. And now the weather's gone shit again. I can't even hang my washing outside. I need someone to recommend me a good washing line, actually.

Well, you need like the heated ones. If you've not got a heated one in the house. No, I have him. They're good. I know. I should get it. What a dry soon? Is that we call dry soon? What the hell's that?

I think that's what you put the heat. I might be wrong here. You, the heated ones. Heated, like, right. rack? Yeah. Oh, okay. Oh my God, what is it actually called?

I don't. I think you might have made that name up. No, it's not. I think it's called that. A dry soon. Anyway, I did say the knit thing stopped, but actually got a letter yesterday about nits. Oh, the old nits.

Oh, honestly. Luckily. Yeah, he's got a short hair. No, I'm touching wood now because what, watch me eat my words and come on next time and I'll be like, yeah, he's got nits. He has never had nits, ever. We've had nits.

Have you? Yeah. But who had it? Aurelia? No, Bodey had longer hair, I think. Oh, yeah, Bodie has got longer hair. I was so annoyed because I never let Aralia go to school with her hair down. Yeah.

I always slick it back. Yeah. I put oil or stuff in it's actually get it back so it looks neat and tidy. Yeah. And Bodie was the one that got them. Oh. And spread them. Oh, God, yeah.

But you know what actually got rid of it? So I used all the oils. Oh, yeah, go on. What? No, my nan said to me, because my nan used to work in a special needs unit. it. Yeah. And she was like, one of the mums suggested this and I've never used it because obviously I didn't have kids that were young enough when I worked there. She was like, but vodka? No. So you put vodka in a bowl and then I ran the vodka through their hair and it was the only

thing that actually killed the nits. Really? Yeah. So it did actually work for us. Did you have to do it on your hair as well? Oh yeah. I was like obsessed. Did you not, you bleak, do you have bleaching your hair? Yeah. Do you not like do anything to it? Oh, well, the vodka? Yeah. Well, I stripped my hair. Yeah. No. No. Did you mix it with anything? Did you like mix it with a little bit of conditioner? Straight vodka.

Straight vodka. Straight vodka. I was like, right, on your air, get here. And for anyone that isn't a nutter. Yeah, but I just think them oils and that. They didn't work for us. And also how much oil can you actually keep putting your kids head? Then they're going to school and they've got the oil and it's like, oh, they're the old knitted. It's over there.

Yeah, well, yeah. You're always like, whereas now, send them in vodka. They're like, oh, God, was their parents an alcoholic? Yeah. So just send the kid to school, stinking it. No, we actually did it at skiing. Oh, okay. And it did get rid of them.

Okay. But I was obsessed because I was like, oh, it just makes you itch, doesn't it? Even if you've not got them, even if you've not got them with me. I know, whenever we have a letter home, I'm like, is my head itchy? Yeah. Is it? But also, Cooper's got short hair. Yeah, well, it's a bit long at the moment.

He's getting cut. It's such a shame. You know, when you're like, looking at your kidding, you're like, oh, you look so cute with long hair. I can't, it's just such an upkeep on a little lad long hair. Because it's not like I can French plat it. No. I mean, I could, but I don't think Cooper would be too happy about it. So I am going to get it cut, even though he looks cute with long hair.

Yeah, and I think they can only get away of it for a certain amount of time. Yeah, yeah. So yeah, I'm getting on, 40 before 40. You've done a few things, I've seen. Right, I've done, I have so, well, I mean, when this goes live, maybe I will have posted something else. But I have done my running retreat. Yeah. So I did that, so that's one thing.

Tick. but I've done a paint splatter room Yeah Which was so... Have you ever done one else? No. It was so much fun. Was it? I'm definitely going to take...

I was going to say the kids I have one. I'm definitely going to take Cooper Because they can just be messy and like... Yeah, and like... There go. Easter. East holidays. Oh, okay, maybe I could book it in for Easter.

Potentially could. But do you know what? It actually took me about five minutes to let myself actually make a mess Yeah, to let it go Yeah I'm here to actually make a mess

I was like Oh my God I can actually get paint On the wall And it doesn't matter And I don't have to clean it up And I think If I go and do it Cooper

Coom's gonna be like Wow mummy Can we do this at home? No No We will not do this at home We still got a mouse By the way

Sorry just to interrupt Still got a mouse In the house Mouse in the house And don't quite know What to do To get rid of it But we've got traps

Yeah he's made home somewhere Not cute Not cute But yeah I'm getting there. I posted, did you see on Instagram? I posted my first 20 things on my list. Yes, well done.

Thank you. So, I held me accountable. Oh, Kelz's giving me around. Of course, thanks, Kelsey. So that's held me accountable. So I've started. I'm going to do a first aid course. Oh, that's good.

I get your kids one. Yeah. Because I need to know what to do. I had to check the other day that Cooper knew what to do in case of emergency. And he did. It really blew my mind. I was like, how did you know how to do that?

on his phone. He was like, I don't know, I just did. Yeah, probably YouTube. That's how he's like, 9-1-1. Yeah, 9-1-1. I was like, no, that's America, sweetheart. Does he say he's been setting an alarm without me knowing? No. To wake himself up at 6.30. Oh. Yep. That's not cute, is it?

On what? On his watch. He's got a little, little watch, and he's been setting an alarm for six. I thought, this is too coincidental that you're waiting up. He keeps on 6.30 every day. I was livid. I was like, you will not have that watch in your bedroom anymore.

That will come out. That is coming out anyway. So yeah, a bandy's watch. Shall we go on two this week? We listen and we don't judge. Okay, so I told my little girl, the entertainer cancelled when I couldn't afford it for her most recent birthday.

They're way too expensive. Oh, I mean, listen, where... Don't lie, people. However, when it's a lie like that, I think it's absolutely fine, isn't it? Yeah. It's a little white one. Little white one. I mean, a lot of people are lying on here.

I signed my son Alfie up for an after-school club he didn't ask to join. Purely for the extra hour of childcare. Yes, of course. I always signed Cooper up to after-school clubs he didn't ask to join. It's like, you're doing it. I'm like, no, you have to. Mommy's working. Mommy's sat at home.

Yeah, not working. Reading her book. Having a rest. Yeah. I mean, the problem is when they start to like become streetwise and can read and all those things is the lies are a lot harder to tell. Tell. Like the park is closed. Yeah, you can't do that. I always secretly hope my girl and boys football matches get cancelled due to raid as I don't want to be standing around in the car watching them. I mean, so Cooper used to play football and he decided himself that he didn't want to do it anymore. And honestly, I was overjoyed. I was overjoyed because standing in the... The cold. You have to have a drive rope.

Yeah, I do actually have a drive. You have to have the drive. Yeah, and you have to be hardcore. And I always make sure I used to take like a coffee with me. Yeah. But I was just standing around watching for that long. It's just being the joys of being a parent. I know.

I know. He's got into golf, so hopefully that's just going to be Danny's domain. Last weekend, I took the whole family, nieces and nephews included, to the pub for me. Not them as I had a tough way. week a solo pair room. Do you know what? I do that sometimes. I'm like, right darling, we're going to the pub for tea.

We're going out for a tree. Cooper hits going to the pub for tea. Why? Because he... I think he just prefers being at home. Oh, my kids love going out. I think you'd be in their element if we was going to the pub. Would they?

Yeah. Really annoys me because I'm like, come on, Coombs, let's go to the pub. Purely because I want a glass of wine and don't want to cook. Yeah. And so I normally tell them... Oh, Ray would be your perfect girl. Oh my God, Rick, I'll take it to the pub. Yeah.

But, yeah, I always say, oh, I haven't got any food in darling, so we're going to have to go to the pub. Yeah. Do you want to staff? Yeah. Do you want staff? We always do have food. I googled how important are swimming lessons really mid-season,

as it's my least favorite hour of the week? I like this girl. She must be an animal. Yeah, swimming lessons are always the bane of everyone's lives, but I just think they are quite important. They are important. If you just get it done. Yeah, and it is.

It's annoying because you're too hot. It's sticky. Well, on Monday I sat there and I thought, these lifeguards, if I worked here as a lifeguard, I'd be like, I can only do a half hour shift? Oh. I'm like, how are they not just absolutely baking? Oh, I know.

And they can't have a little fan on them. I'd be sat there like, ugh. Just damp all the time. Do I always think that about the teachers that are in the pool with the kids. I'm like, they must like. There must be just like prunes. Yeah, like they must have really dry skin. Yeah.

Wasn't they? With chlorine on it. Yeah. And really shit hair. Yeah. Imagine being in the pool, like every day for a length of time. But obviously, at my swimming, when they only get in the baby pool. Oh, do they?

So when they get to the big pool, like Ray's coach doesn't get in. Oh, Cooper's did. Oh, really? Yeah, she was in there. She was... Yeah, they don't when they get in the big pool. Oh. So...

But, but... Bodie's guy, he's like young, I'm really tall. So he's just like hanging out the pool. I feel really sorry for him. Because obviously he's so big for like the baby pool. Oh, and you bet he gets cold. I bet you get cold when you have a thin half out of the pool. Yeah, no, swimming lessons.

But then also part of me goes, well, would I rather be in the pool as the teacher than out because it's just so hot out? Yeah, but you should be in your shorts and t-shirt, I just wouldn't want to be. I need to be in a bikini. I just wouldn't want to be soggy for. that long. Yeah.

It's not for me. Soggy. Soggy. Cells, I feel like that went really quickly. It did. Did we, did it, don't. We did, we did a chunk there, didn't we? Oh.

It's what time flies, Kels, when you're having fun, doesn't it? It does. That's a wrap on another episode. Don't forget to leave us a review. Follow us on our socials at at Mums the Word underscore pod. And subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch our episodes in full. Just search Mums the Word. So I've been Georgia Jones.

And I've been Kelsey Parker. And we'll be back with another episode. Same time, same place next week.