Just get a mirror and look (Vol.2, 1981)

Episode 10 of the My Mum's Bad Diaries podcast, hosted by Jenny Ackland and Lilika May, titled "Just get a mirror and look (Vol.2, 1981)" was published on December 19, 2021 and runs 54 minutes.

December 19, 2021 ·54m · My Mum's Bad Diaries

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Content note: lots of body talk (the vagina specifically) and period talk * I find out that I’ll never be over my height complex… It’s Friday night, 30th of January, 1981, precisely 10:10pm and mum gets WILD and changes things up switching from a blue biro to a black one. We read about how dinner at a Spanish restaurant cost mum less than $10 (thanks inflation) and how grandad wildly overpromised mum a euro trip — guess what, it didn’t happen. We chat about my stumpy village-gir...

Episode Description

Content note: lots of body talk (the vagina specifically) and period talk

*

I find out that I’ll never be over my height complex…

It’s Friday night, 30th of January, 1981, precisely 10:10pm and mum gets WILD and changes things up switching from a blue biro to a black one. We read about how dinner at a Spanish restaurant cost mum less than $10 (thanks inflation) and how grandad wildly overpromised mum a euro trip — guess what, it didn’t happen.

We chat about my stumpy village-girl legs, how I was born in the 98th percentile for length (I used to be tall I swear!) and how I’m using the Roman Empire to justify my bad wfh habits.

As always, listen to experience: cringe, giggles and some real-life shit.

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