Before this podcast I hadn't heard of The Mother Load. Now I am constantly wanting to ease it. Or feeling guilty because I'm probably not doing that. - Al

The Mother Load is something that keeps cropping up on this show. The constant needing to remember dates, events, non-uniform days, school trips. It's the thing that Becky wants to know about Dads in this episode: do we understand it?

(I type this the night before my son's class performance and have just remembered I got an email 3 weeks ago with the script on. Still, at least I know his performance is tomorrow...)

The question also arises of how Dads manage to escape to the bathroom for some time without being noticed. Or having the door banged down. What can I say? We're stealth-like...

Daddy's Disc of Dilemma: What's the etiquette around birthday parties? Alfie is 6 next week. How many do you invite at that age? All the class or just some close friends? It's a minefield of cake and party bags.

We talk about the songs that we sing our kids to sleep with. (Kenny Rogers gets a lot of love here. As he should everywhere.)

Plus, for the first time on the podcast (which is only 4 episodes in): Mum Confessions.

Becky Slater trained as a journalist, didn't like the serious stories, moved into doing PR for the Super Clubs of the late 90s/early 00s, and then set up her own PR business which meant she could look after charities and small businesses she cared about. Her business is called BeckAndCall PR. (Any title that comes from a name related pun has my full admiration.)

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Thanks for listening. I hope all is well and happy with you. Al