The fake ex wife (Vol.5, 1983)

In this episode mum goes to Inverloch with friends, is reading the Day of the Jackal, and has cigarettes for breakfast.We start our intro by saying where we are (granny's place in Elsternwick. mum and her siblings have been sorting through things, a big and sad job), and when we are: Tuesday 14 October. Apparently one of the most powerful days in 1000 years for changing your life. I'd like a little more notice though. I am unprepared.Mum is sick and thinks it's because she ate a whole bag of licorice allsorts. Maybe her immune system didn't cope with the sugar influx. Then it's on with the reading. It's June 1983, and I learn that Australia had Norgen Vaaz ice cream, a riff on and rip off of Haagen Dazs ice cream. Who knew! Not me! We talk about the similarities between the Trading Post and Facebook Marketplace, and how going back to school feels years after you've left. Mum's reading a book called Total Fitness and is getting a bit spooked in the new big house in Camberwell. John McEnroe is still causing trouble at Wimbledon and Mum is watching a lot of films (the era of the video library has arrived!) -- Caligula, Jaws, The Sting and The Education of the Baronness -- one of granddad's. Then mum steps on some glass in the kitchen and has to go get it taken out at a medical clinic. There's a nice meal at the family French restaurant (Le Surcouf? Le Secouf? sp??) with the NZ fake ex wife and her daughter, and a ski trip is in the planning.As always, listen to experience: cringe, giggles and some real-life shit.Follow us on Insta @mumsbaddiaries and thanks for listeningWe'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!