The Mouldy Fruit Drawer That Broke Me (My Tuesday Morning Meltdown)
The Mom Room
Renee Reina & Podcast Nation
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
April 30th 2026: It started with mould in the fruit drawer… and somehow turned into a full emotional unraveling. 🫠
In this solo episode, I’m walking you through the Tuesday meltdown that had nothing to do with fruit and everything to do with the mental load, the build-up, and all the little things we keep pushing down until… we can’t anymore.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re “fine” one minute and spiraling the next over something seemingly small, this one’s for you. I’m sorting through what actually triggered it, what’s been weighing on me behind the scenes, and why these moments might be more necessary than we think.
Raw, honest, slightly unhinged, but hopefully makes you feel a little less alone in your own “fruit drawer” moments.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Merritt Beauty. This is a dream sponsor for me because there's lots |
| 0:06.4 | of days where I'm just trying to get everything done in the morning. Get Milo ready, get his lunch made, |
| 0:12.6 | get myself ready. And if I manage to do something for myself or I'm like, you know, put on a little |
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| 1:41.2 | First of all, let me open up Instagram and see if you guys even asked me any questions. |
| 1:47.2 | I knew I had to record the solo today. And I was like, oh, I wonder if people have questions. |
| 1:51.5 | Because remember that one time I asked you to ask me questions. And then I recorded a whole episode and I lost it. |
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