Erroneous zones (Vol.6, 1983)

Welcome to our next episode, it's a biggie and I'm patching in from old London-town, plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Mum recorded a note at the beginning, about the editing approach for this one and about how she contacted her ex to check in about the project.We open up with me patching in from London, and mum talks about her morning routine (5 hours??). We tried recording this ep the night before but mum was too tired and 2 glasses of wine didn't help. So we're trying again. I had a bad night sleeo the night before, the Brits are just not prepared for the heat, there's no 'heat education'. We have a knee update and quick chat about House of Stassi, then it's on to the reading.Mum's helping a friend with a college application. She buys a Stuart Membery dress for $85 which is pretty steep for 1983; all that Palais cash she's earning now. There is a note from Patrick, and mum says now she doesn't know why he liked her so much. There's food: Topolinos, nachos x 1 and souvlaki at somewhere called Twins in Lygon St. Some SCV folders at Leader and then Stalactites for dinner. Mum has her period and doesn't really want to go, but Patrick insists. Turns out there's a surprise party for her, lots of her friends are there.She's still working on her folio for the photography interview at RMIT, and when the interview happens is told it's unlikely she'll get in. Mum moves onto Plan B. Granddad buys 18 pregnant cows and mum reads the agnotes. Her journal entries are getting slack, she's missing too many days and trying to backfill them in. There's a $30 parking fine, an RACV function in the Stardust Room, and a birthday dinner with Nanny and Pop-Pop at Topo Gigio's -- at first we think it's in St Kilda but Google tells us it was in Toorak. That makes more sense!Meals x 2 at La Surcouf, the French restaurant in Camberwell, and one night mum's eating spaghetti bolognaise at 2AM, such young digestion! Also, thrush rears it's head... and so it begins. Mum and Patrick are doing Christmas together -- lunch at her aunt's and dinner at his relatives. It's a lot. We spend a bit of time talking about why mum is doing P's Christmas shopping. Christmas Eve they go to the Prince of Wales, decide not to go in because of a $7 cover charge and leaving, mum falls down the steps and stuffs BOTH ankles and Patrick has to carry her to the car. We finish with another note, 'superb' as mum calls it.So many notes. I'm a bit jealous. Maybe my husband will write me notes but to be honest I find it hard to imagine.As always, listen to experience: cringe, giggles and some real-life shit. Follow us on Insta @mumsbaddiaries and thanks for listening!We'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!