The Text You Need To Stop Sending
About this episode
The episode discusses modern parenting challenges, including birthday party expectations, toxic relationships, and the outsourcing of parenting tasks.
There’s a birthday party ritual that has snuck into the modern parenting mental load - so we’re calling for a national amnesty. Meanwhile, the Ashley Tisdale has turned her toxic-mum-group drama into a TV show and Stacey is cancelling all plans to watch. A Wall Street Journal feature on “CEO parenting” blew up the internet this week. With wealthy parents detailing the tasks they outsource - everything from clipping toenails to riding bikes - we unpack the very charged response. And a former teacher and principal makes the case that schools aren’t there to teach your kids every single life skill. Plus the reason every kid is now singing about Eastern Rosellas (and you will be too). Spare a thought for the Western Rosellas, won’t you. They were there. Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40%. Reccos: Amelia recommends the New York Times Magazine article My Relationship With My Brother…
People in this episode
Hosts: Stacey, Amelia, Monz
Topics covered
- parenting
- birthday parties
- toxic relationships
- CEO parenting
- life skills
- children's songs
Keywords
- parenting
- birthday parties
- Ashley Tisdale
- CEO parenting
- life skills
- Eastern Rosellas
- jojoba oil
- Alone Australia
Sponsors
Mamamia
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wall Street Journal
Products: Very Peri, jojoba oil
Books & works: My Relationship With My Brother Was Fraught, Alone Australia Season 4
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