Amy’s Kids Have Officially Hit End-of-Year Meltdown Mode

Chris & Amy acknowledging the Bondi tragedy before shifting gears into comfort viewing, Christmas chaos and classic Chris & Amy energy. Amy leads the charge on festive vibes, Christmas movies, and the very real mental load mums are carrying as December ramps up. The show’s new “Around the World” segment delivers pure chaos — from the world’s fastest garden shed in the UK, to Turkey ruling that liking thirst traps can be grounds for divorce, to a Scottish darts player hospitalised after a spectacularly unhinged meltdown. Amy then opens up about end-of-year burnout, sibling warfare, and her boys choosing violence before breakfast, before sharing a chaotic but joyful girls’ Christmas lunch that involved R&B, questionable dancing and zero regrets. The episode wraps with parenting guilt, outsourcing “core” mum and dad jobs, and a brutally honest Nailed It / Failed It — including Amy admitting she swore at her kids and Chris losing an illegal vape somewhere in the house. Chapters & Timestamps 00:00 – A heavy week & finding the balance02:15 – Christmas countdown & festive movie debates05:50 – Around the World: fastest shed, thirst-trap divorces & darts disaster10:15 – Kids are cooked: end-of-year burnout & sibling chaos14:15 – Amy’s girls’ Christmas party (R&B, dancing & safe chaos)18:10 – Outsourcing parenting guilt: bikes, swimming & driving lessons22:30 – Nailed It / Failed It: mum rage, Christmas wins & a lost vape26:10 – Final thoughts & sign-off Keywords Chris & Amy podcast, Weekend Breakfast KIIS, Amy Gerard parenting, end of year burnout kids, Christmas mental load mums, Around the World radio segment, fastest garden shed, Turkey divorce social media, darts player meltdown, sibling fighting Australia, mum burnout December, girls Christmas party, relatable parenting podcast, Australian radio comedy, KIIS FM weekend show, Nailed It Failed It segmentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.