Episode Description

I had been doom-scrolling at 10pm when I kept seeing one phrase — butter mum. I thought it was about cooking. It wasn't. It was a name for the soft, unbothered, melt-into-summer mum I grew up with — my mum, in the 90s. This episode is the whole reckoning: the list of 40 holiday activities I did three of, the dinosaur sandwich nobody ate, the Bluey guilt, and the phone call to my own mum that flipped the entire thing on its head.

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Episode Summary

In this episode:

  • What "butter mum" actually means (and why it's blowing up right now)
  • 90s summer in full detail — and why "come home when the streetlights come on" was the entire parenting plan
  • The list of 40 activities, the three I did, and the 37 I felt guilty about
  • When did "doing nothing" become a waste?
  • The good kind of bored — cubbies, holes in the backyard, one stick for 45 minutes
  • The phone call with my mum that reframes everything

Lucy Dalton

Mummy, Nurse and Podcaster

A passionate nurse and devoted mummy, Lucy brings her wealth of experience and heartfelt stories to the Real Mummy Podcast. Join her as she inspires and empowers fellow parents with relatable, real-life tales that resonate deeply and offer genuine support.