The Truth Pixie

Ever watched those 5am green-juice, perfect-parenting reels and thought: absolutely not my life?

This episode is the opposite. It's a wet, freezing, totally real school run in The Hague – complete with a hidden dog, a desperate need for the toilet, and a nine-year-old "truth pixie" calling me out on everything from gender roles to my gym fails.

We talk about:

• Parenting without babysitters and relying on bike lanes and other parents

• What kids actually love about life in the Netherlands (spoiler: cycling and cheese)

• Why talking to everyone the same – from head teacher to security guard – is a quiet act of teaching values

• "Papa days," single parenting, and why showing up exactly as you are is more than enough

If your mornings are more chaos than curated, this one's for you.

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