This. I was talking to another mum at school about how we have not had a break since the first kid was born. We don't have family to watch the kids. We can't afford babysitters to go out. In my case, husband and I work opposite shift so I can't go out at night and have him watch the kids. This isn't meant to be a competition of who has it the hardest, I get it. And I also understand that to Lou it might feel like she never gets a break away, but objectively that's not the case. And it just feels wrong to pretend you don't? Just say that despite getting a lot of respite, it's still super hard? It's all consuming even when you get that time away? Wouldn't that be a lot more genuine and likeable?
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I think the majority of the intended audience are just going to roll their eyes. She might find it difficult, but writing a book isn’t gonna make it easier. I get help with childcare, and have a pretty easy life- I’m also riddled with anxiety and depression but stay shtum as I am aware there are people in my circle with much worse scenarios. Too many people want to talk these days, and everybody’s too busy with their own problems to really listen so we’ve got books and podcasts by anybody and everybody. Nobody’s gonna want to read about the same minor issues like who the school call in an emergency, from the wife of a millionaire TV personality/ comedian.
I think we can all agree that she’s made herself come across like a right twit pretty much
I’ve never thought she’d be someone I’d like in real life anyway, but the book seems very ill- advised. She could’ve written a book or been an influencer about so many other things; secondary school parenting, travel, how she made those Taylor Swift concert jackets…
….really looking forward to Rob’s defensiveness rant when they’ve read
I don’t get what she expects anyone to do about it. Is it a problem that needs to be solved? I suppose she wishes teachers also got paid millions of pounds so they could split everything 50/50. I'm also a stay at home mum and default parent, my husband does what he can like Rob seems to. What's the point in resenting him because I've got to remember to fill in a consent form for my sons residential?
I can go anywhere I want too, as long as I know my husband’s schedule, and he always asks if I’m gonna be in if he wants to go anywhere. She is right when people say to you ‘isn’t he good’, that it’s them putting their own standards against yours. I don’t think she’s a bad person, but sounds like she doesn’t want ‘mum’ as a personality, she needs to be ‘not like the other mums’. She’s definitely the most active in the school WhatsApp groups.
Wasn’t Rob Parent Rep a while back?I can go anywhere I want too, as long as I know my husband’s schedule, and he always asks if I’m gonna be in if he wants to go anywhere. She is right when people say to you ‘isn’t he good’, that it’s them putting their own standards against yours. I don’t think she’s a bad person, but sounds like she doesn’t want ‘mum’ as a personality, she needs to be ‘not like the other mums’. She’s definitely the most active in the school WhatsApp groups.
He was! Doesn’t sound a great job if on tour
I love hearing Josh go on about his school jobs like the quizzes he does. Wonder if he and Rose will bother to read the book?I might actually listen to that, I don’t mind an easy listen. I think Giovanna seems like she’d be quite good at making people like Lou feel at ease, and making it sound like a friendly chat. Will roll my eyes out of my head at certain moments I’m sure
I’d probably say NOHe was! Doesn’t sound a great job if on tour
It’s absolutely screaming nepo wife at this stage. This is absolutely going to be addressed in a rant but people are entitled to their opinion.
I don’t even think Rosie Ramsay was this obvious- at least they did a podcast together before she was on tv
God knows the world doesn't need another podcast, but I can't believe the 'default parent' angle wasn't first launched as a podcast with Lou as host to try and test the appetite for it, and then turned into a book after a few series if it was even a little bit successful.I don’t even think Rosie Ramsay was this obvious- at least they did a podcast together before she was on tv
A podcast like that would probably be much more palatable as you’d get to know Lou a bit as well. It’s more personable. She could also have used it as ‘her side’ of whatever Rob had been talking about on PH
I was just thinking - up next "Default Parenting Hell - The podcast"!
Lots of Rob’s ‘content’ comes via Lou so maybe it’s about time she got some credit for it via her own podcast!!! I always enjoyed the episodes when Rose and Lou joined the boys on PH, to give ‘their side’. Not sure if they’ve done one of those recently, the ads drive me nuts so I don’t listen that much anymore.
How funny we all have different views because i really don't enjoy those episodes - they feel a bit contrived to me.
Do you listen on Spotify - you can fast forward the ads - which I always do as they are sooo long.