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Mum,mum...MUM!

Mum,mum...MUM!

Shona Alexandra

Mum, mum...MUM! Is a podcast brought to you by two 40 year old Scottish best friends and mums who want to rant and rave about all things affecting mums and kids that may seem trivial to some but major to others.Between them they have toddler twins, an independent strong willed primary aged lad and a hormonal teenage girl. One of the mums is ‘apparently’ batshit crazy, thrown together and mentally unstable. The other is ‘apparently’ more polished, more professional and is more calming and centered (well most of the time). For over 25 years these two have been inseparable and been in more than a few sticky situations than they care to remember.These 2 auld maws are going to moan about everything, from finding the right cup for juice, the cost of raising kids, softplay, the menopause to the most random stuff ever including nights out from back in the day!These two know only too well how much motherhood changes you. Gone are the days they used watch full box sets in a oney. Now they canny even watch an episode a night of anything. Gone are they days they used to be ready to hit the town for a night out that started at 4pm and finished at 3am and could be ready within half an hour on a Saturday. Now, they need 1 months notice to get childcare in place for a 1 hour lunch date.And finally, they have never pee'd, had a bath or slept alone EVER since any of their kids have been born! This also includes sitting on a full sized couch all to yourself, eating a full meal yourself, drinking a glass of juice yourself, putting shopping in a trolley or basket yourself or basically doing f*** all yourself every again without a loving pair of eyes or helping hands wanting to watch or help you. Would they change any of it? God no! But would they would change is everyone not telling them the truth about all the ‘wee’, ‘normal’ things that people don’t talk about. Everyday things that literally rip yer knitting and get your back up! Things that have the ‘bat shit crazy’ mum and the ‘professional’ mum both turning the air blur on the phone to each other on a daily or weekly basis!Join in the chat, get a giggle, they won’t judge and they NEVER SAY NEVER 😉
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Mum,mum...MUM! episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Mum,mum...MUM! for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Mum,mum...MUM! episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Mum,mum...MUM! - The 'Wee Yin's' Acne Story
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09/01/22 • 47 min

In honour of 'Acne Positivity Day', The 'Wee Yin' shares her story on what it was like suffering with acne from early teens to her early 30's with flare up's in pregnancy and the run up to the first wedding.
Bullying, self confidence and drinking to name just a few of things mentioned in this story,
The extremes that she went to achieve the 'perfect skin' was stupid and desperate and probably only made matters worse.
At 42 she still can't accept what she see's in the mirror and still wishes she had the 'perfect skin' but age and irreversible damage makes this a pie in the sky dream.
With more and more accounts on Social Media such as @its_just_acne 'normalising' ALL skin textures and taking us out of the 'FILTERED CULTURE AND SOCIETY' we live and breathe in, hopefully we go back seeing the beauty within and not is what is on the surface and stop judging people on their looks.
The 'Wee Yin' makes a pledge to try posting without filters but, when YOU don't like what you see looking back it's a difficult thing to do but, surrounding yourself with more of @its_just_acne like accounts and educating and training yourself to love yourself, one day it may all fall into place. Maybe that will happen by the time she is 50. We can only hope.
Happy Acne Positivity Day.

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Mum,mum...MUM! - What's to come - Episode 2 - Spot the Hustler
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08/28/22 • 4 min

Are you one of the 1.1 million people in the UK to have a second job or who are self-employed in addition to your primary job?
Basically I'm asking do you have a 'Side Hustle'?
37% of people in the UK say that their salary alone does not allow them to have a comfortable lifestyle! Now that was in 2019 can you imagine what the % is today?
What kind of side hustles are out there? Well, there is cakes, perfume, jewellery, skincare, clothing, wax melts, travel, social media management and company logo designing. And that is just a handful of them. The possibilities are endless.
If you want to know what the TOP 5 HUSTLES of 2022 are OR see if one of the 7 unusual hustles is more your scene tune into Episode 2 of @mum_mum_mum_podcast on Friday 2 September to catch the lowdown.
Also, Thursday 1 September is National Acne Positivity Day. To mark the occasion The 'Wee Yin' will be posting her own story on growing up with acne and dealing with it right up till she was well into her early 30's. She still struggles, and the confidence is still not there but there are some accounts who just rock it and are all about promoting it, normalising textured skin and shunning away from this filtered existence we live in and they talk about this movement in the podcast too.
Join them to see if a 'Side Hustle' is for you this Friday.

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Mum,mum...MUM! - Framing Your Balance

Framing Your Balance

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08/19/22 • 101 min

t's undeniable that the penny is not going as far as it used to. The 'Big Yin' and The 'Wee Yin' are now starting to feel the pinch. Summer is over, the kids are going back to nursery and school, hooray, so they might eventually get a 'no spend day' soon. Is it too late though?

With only four monthly pay days till Christmas, yes I went there and mentioned the 'C' word it dawns on the two mums that it's literally just round the corner but with energy prices soaring, the price of petrol coming down at a snails pace, the cost of living is rising but wages not so what are the mums doing to make ends meet?

What help is out there for people who need it? The 'Big Yin' and The 'Wee Yin' share their hints and tips on what they have done to cut back and also what else is out there for everyone. We all need a little help to make the pound go further.

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Mum,mum...MUM! - Thank you and What's to Come in Season 2
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08/12/22 • 20 min

The 'Wee Yin' gives listeners a massive thank you and a run down of what you can expect up to the end of the 2022 from the 'two auld MAWS' at

Mum, mum...MMMUUUMMM!!! Podcast. With only 21 weeks left till the years over that means there is only 10 episodes left for the 'Big Yin' and the 'Wee Yin' to get their sh*t together and have a good chit chat about matters of the heart or about the things getting on their T*TS.

They have some quality topics coming up this season including, MLM's, Estranged Fathers, Kids or NO kids at weddings and the flip side of Laura's Story from Season 1 with her husband Scott coming on to give 'Scott's Story'.

National Day's are staying too, WOOHOO, and there are some absolute corkers in there for Season 2.

The MAWS can't wait, can you?

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Mum,mum...MUM! - Episode 12 - Teaser

Episode 12 - Teaser

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08/03/22 • 9 min

The 'Wee Yin' brings what you can expect in the *BRAND NEW* episode dropping this week. It's all about School Uniforms.
What the kids wants and what they get are two completely different things when it comes to uniforms. Where to buy their uniforms is another torturous decision. So many things to take into account, cost, washability, fit, easy fit, availability, and value for money.
Also, are you eligible for the uniform grant in Scotland and did it help. The average uniform costs £100 but is it really?
Join us this week while we discuss all the chat on the BRAND NEW EPISODE coming away from holiday stress and into uniform chat.

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The 'BIG YIN' and The 'Wee Yin' are back after their holidays and whilst they still have part 2 and 3 of the 'Holiday Stress' collection to come they have decided to bring you weekly short 30 minute pods to check in to see how the kids are bearing up and also check to see if they are managing to hold it together. So, they got you mums. They not leaving you hanging out to dry thinking your losing your sh*t as the weeks go on. Everyone's got this, one week at a time!
Happy summer holidays and hope you all make amazing memories.

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*Part 1 of 3 of the Holiday Special*
The 'Wee Yin' and 'BIG' AKA her husband Craig (also from Tikinover Podcast) talk about the stress and build up of holiday stress.
Now that doesn't mean 'booked it, packed it, f*cked off' holiday, it can also mean, 'the summer holiday's are coming up, how am I going to keep the kids entertained for 6 weeks?', 'How can I keep the costs down for the 6 weeks'. If it is a staycation in the UK do you start stressing a week or so before with everything that needs done beforehand, pets to be dropped of with kennels, family members or friends, new clothes to be bought for kids, work to be caught up on and finished before you officially put the 'out of office on', dealing with excited children who are continuously counting the days down?
And do MEN actually get stressed about the same things MUMS do on the run up or on the day they leave? I (the 'Wee Yin') often wonder that. Craig , to keep the peace never says a word, his face does but he silently just breaths I think and lets me have my moment knowing it will pass so it will be interesting to see what he says LIVE and UNEDITED on the podcast.
Depending on what is said maybe they might not even make the holiday. HAHA!
*Part 1 of 3 of the Holiday Special*

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The summer holidays are nearly upon us this week and no matter how you look at it, at some point either before now, during them or when they are coming to an end it brings some sort of stress to your life. If your staying at home for example your trying to find things to keep them entertained, praying for good weather, maybe sticking to a budget, restricted by travel or have work commitments. If your going abroad you might be worrying about last minute cancellations, passports not arriving in time, the heat where ever your going, how the kids will cope abroad, if you will cope abroad or if you have you bought enough clothes. Finally, if you are having a staycation in the UK are you worrying about the rail strike, the fuel prices, the ever changing weather situations and getting pets looked after. All these things pop into your head over and that is just in the RUN up to the holidays.
So for the sake of our sanity we will be doing HOLIDAY STRESS in 3 parts, yes 3 parts. This is just part 1 coming to you on Friday. We got you, we know what it's like, The 'Big Yin' had it last week, I have it this week. Hopefully she makes it this week but if not Hubby will be there to lend a hand maybe asking 'what holiday stress?' so that might be fun.
Not long to go but no matter what we will provide the laughter and the support to assure you all is not lost and you are not alone! T minus 3 days.

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Mum,mum...MUM! - Episode 7 - What to expect - Mum Image
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06/07/22 • 6 min

Just your fortnightly update from 'The Wee Yin' to let you know what's in store for this week's podcast.
The maws are talking about 'Mum image' this week. So many questions and not enough time I suspect for this weeks episode. You can hear it now, how they look? do they care? do they feel like they embarrass their weans? do they feel they dress like a mum? do they feel judged for how they dress? do they care what people think? does it go past their image though i.e. their image of their house, car, the brands they buy, the clothes their children wear, the list is endless.
Ultimately it comes down to the mums who have the strength to not give a flying toss what others think but there is probably not as many of them as you think there are.

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Mum,mum...MUM! - Tattoos are Permanent, Some Dads aren't
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09/16/22 • 69 min

The 'Big Yin' and The 'Wee Yin' are joined by two very special guests this week, Craig from @whitsthescript2022 AKA Shona's husband and Danielle Stevenson from Caritas Legal Solicitors.
The 'Big Yin' tells what it was like growing up waiting for her dad on Sunday's and what it's like a single mum when trying to do what is best for her son when it comes to having the wee man's dad in or out of his life for best.
The 'Wee Yin' tells explains what it's like when things were all great for longest time until they weren't and when they turned by that time her daughter was a teenager who doesn't want you to interfere and just wants you to 'leave it'. She feels things are 'broken' between them but doesn't know what to do for the best.
Craig recalls what it was like sitting with kids waiting for their dads to come and not appearing for him to deal with the upset, anger and disappointment. Also, what it's like when you are in a long-term relationship and it breakdown and you separate you have no legal rights to see they kids who you have created a bond with sometimes for years. It can be heart breaking.
Danielle gives us all some amazing advice on where everyone stands now with the changes in the law, at what age the children's voice is now taken into account, how decisions are ALWAYS made on what is best for child and much more.
This is only the start of the conversation for this topic. Keep your ears peeled for more info.

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