One of the sponsors on this week's episode is Kumon, the UK and Ireland's largest supplementary education provider and we are delighted to be working with them again.

We are regular listeners to the podcast, we have heard us speak about Kumon before and there's actually a free trial from the first of October to the 15th of November where families new to Kumon can try out maths and English study programmes for seven days with no obligation to sign up.

Yeah, this is incredible. Kumon is for children of all ages and abilities, whether your child would benefit from being academically stretched and challenged more than school curriculum allows, then Kumon is for you.

Also, if your child needs to build up the foundations necessary to improve their confidence and ability in maths or English and their grades, Kumon is probably for you as well.

Exactly, Kumon is really one to help them build the self-confidence and mindset they need to succeed. Plus, with Kumon Connect, children can now study and complete work sheet digitally on their tablet.

This means they're even more accessible and convenient. Plus, it makes feedback easier to you.

Yeah, that sounds like the Georgia seal of approval to me. Visit Kumon.co.uk forwardstashtrial or Kumon.ie forwardstashtrial to book your seven day free trial today.

Hello and welcome to May by Mum as the podcast. I'm Zoe and I'm Georgia.

And we're here talking all things parenthood, you know, the real conversations, tips and tricks, products we love and brands we can't live without. Let's get into it.

Now, I thought I would start this podcast off with an open apology. It's my amazing business partner.

The reason this podcast is late is because I sort of feel like I've been having a minor breakdown this week with the admin and life staff that have normally I'd be able to like chomp up.

But this week I found it really difficult and so I dropped the ball massively yesterday and Georgia told me off which is shit that she did.

Georgia, I've never seen it actually in the fall.

Luckily, she doesn't stay out for long either. Like cross for like two minutes and then comes back down again. That's one of James's biggest bug bears with me.

He's like, I don't understand how you can be crossing so bothered about something and then five minutes later you're fine and I'm like, that's just the way I am.

This is the difference between you and me because I'm like churning it up for hours afterwards going, I feel really terrible.

I've been saying to Georgia and then I message you going, I'm really devastated. I'm really sorry.

And you were like, oh, don't be. It's fine. It's all done now. And I was like, okay, fine. Anyway, here we are.

Here we are. And we're going to we're going to have a greater present. I've got to tell you something now. So obviously first week back at school.

Yeah. And Axel has been in for two days and then on Wednesday. No, Thursday he has the day off.

Right. Because he's not very well. And I mean, there must have been something wrong with him because he fell asleep for like half four the day before.

And then didn't wake up till like seven the next morning. So yeah, I'm sure he was a little bit ill anyway.

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