{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6833ede1393e5e6cd84dd7cc/6a443602e80d75fcb827394e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Are Kids So Mean?","description":"<p>This week got unexpectedly real. One of Ali’s kids came home after another child called her “fat” and “gay”… and instead of letting it slide, her kids stepped in and defended their mum. In their own way, they backed her up fists and all and it sparked a much bigger conversation about bullying, protection, and what kids do when someone they love is being targeted.</p><p>Facebook Marketplace friendships (because apparently that’s where community lives now), and the viral nasal strips that have taken over TikTok sleep routines everywhere.</p><p>It’s a mix of the heavy and the hilarious raising kids who are kind, strong, and maybe slightly feral when needed, plus the everyday chaos of modern mum life.</p><p>Honest, unfiltered, and very real.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bigmumenergy.thepod/reels/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Big Mum Energy</strong></a> for parenting, motherhood, relationships, business, and the messy in-between.</p>","author_name":"Ali Birch"}