204: Zeena Moolla on being raised by her Dad

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Parenting, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Oh hey everyone - it's Zeena Moolla! She's here to tell us all about her fab book, Everything I’ve Learned About Motherhood: From My Single-Parent Dad.

Zeena shares what it was like to be raised by her father, an Indian Muslim man, and why she thinks single parenthood can bring families closer together. We hear how she coped with racist jokes as a child, and what it was like to tell her Dad about the experience as an adult. We discuss the time Nigel Farage made her son cry, and what we think of him. Yep, expect some very strong language.

There's also a bit of chat about how and why Zeena became a mum blogger, and her advice for managing the negative aspects of Instagram. Plus, she shares her number one tip for new mums.

Zeena's ace book is out now. For more from her go to wordtothemothers.com.

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored by EE. Now we have managed to record this episode amongst just the
0:05.0	sheer chaos of two alive, juggling teens, homework, washing piles and just mess. They just mess
0:11.0	all the time. How my kids know how to tie their own shoes or the days of the week is beyond me,
0:15.9	but help is at hand. I am very pleased to tell you that EE have introduced EE Learn.
0:21.9	It's a collection of tools, services and information to help families like mine learn wonderful
0:26.8	things and it's open to everyone everywhere. Their new digital platform EE Learn Smart gives kids
0:32.5	access to inspiring mentors from fabulous places like BAFTA and the FA. The lessons can help kids
0:38.3	pick up new skills that will help them get on and this could be something from backyard chemistry
0:43.4	to future ready financial advice. Do you know what? I just wish I had something like this when I was
0:47.5	growing up. Actually, I think I'm still growing up, so I better go to EE Learn right now. And if you
0:53.5	want to find out more, just search EE Learn. Hello scumbags, this is the Scummy Mummy's podcast.
1:04.9	With your hosts, Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorne.
1:13.1	Hello and welcome to the Scummy Mummy's podcast. It's me, Helen Thorne. And it is me, Ellie Gibson.
1:18.6	And Ellie, we are thrilled today, collectively thrilled, that we've got Zina Muller on the podcast.
1:23.8	Hello Zina. Hello, thank you for having me. So Zina. Now we adore you and love your work,
1:30.3	but can you tell the listener who the hell are you? Well, I am Zina Muller. I am a 48 year old man
1:39.4	and journalist and now author. I am mum to Zane, who is eight. I have to think I'm Perry
1:47.4	Menopausal as well, so I often forget. And Yasmin, who is six, and they're both lush. Wow.
1:54.8	So you're what's termed as a geriatric mother, which is a revolting term. It's nice to
2:01.4	remind her of that at the top of the office. She was cold. I'm proud, I'll be a geriatric mum.
2:09.8	Yeah. How old were you Zina when you had your first little one then? I was 39 when I had Zane.
2:16.8	Right. And then when I had Yasmin, I was 41. And that's geriatric, is it, according to the medical
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