Mother Knows Best

01/04/2025 43 min Temporada 4 Episodio 26
Mother Knows Best

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In this laugh-out-loud episode of Tuck In, the Tucker sisters—Olive (our fiery, fashion-forward youngest), Sandra (the ever-sensitive middle child with a side of sass), and Catherine (the fabulous eldest who isn’t afraid to huff and puff)—go full throttle on one of life’s greatest inevitabilities: getting old. Or as they like to say, becoming an OAP (Old Age Patriot, perhaps?).From the moment Olive announces they’re tucking into the topic of the “Elder Lemons,” it’s chaos. They dissect old wives’ tales like they’re on MythBusters. Cutting your hair on the first Friday of every month to make it grow? Drinking milk for the baby’s teeth while pregnant? According to Olive, Friday haircuts don’t communicate with your follicles, and babies don’t come out looking like Dracula. Sandra tries to defend tradition with a straight face, and Catherine drops in with her usual dose of dry realism.Cue the complaints about old habits: fixed mealtimes, portion sizes shrinking, and the sacred ritual of being early. Olive rails against being on time (or god forbid, late), while Catherine—Miss Punctuality herself—nearly self-combusts at the suggestion. Then there’s the great trolley debate: Olive refuses to touch one even if it’s designer, Catherine is proudly trolley-curious, and Sandra’s ready to lead the Trolley Parade in Tesco.The episode somehow turns into a deep dive on priests (Olive might have a type?), trendy clergy, and the “perks” of religious life: free house, free wine, no early starts. Somewhere along the way, we discover Catherine broke her telly with a rogue Christmas candle and denied it for days. Justice for the telly.Language blunders get their time to shine too. Between “giraffe” pronounced like “raft,” “Cardassians” instead of Kardashians, and “Crips” instead of crisps, it’s a miracle anyone knows what they’re talking about. They ponder whether they’re turning into their parents—and spoiler: they absolutely are. Sandra’s getting life-coachy, Catherine’s grounding the kids before they’ve left the house, and Olive’s busy trying to stop herself from morphing into her ma in a headscarf and open-toe slingbacks.Arguments? Of course. They cover fight styles—from silent treatments to storming off mid-huff. Catherine keeps her fury in a box (Pandora style), while Olive likes to act out seven full arguments in her head before making up. Sandra? She’s probably coaching everyone through it while simultaneously blaming someone.The episode wraps with a nod to aging wardrobes (bye-bye, six-inch heels, hello padded coats and orthopedic shoes), make-up realness, and a heartfelt—if slightly sarcastic—note on self-love. Olive won’t push a trolley, but she’ll push your buttons. Sandra wants receipts (literally), and Catherine just wants peace… and maybe a new telly.Follow:https://www.instagram.com/tuckinsisters/https://twitter.com/Tuckinsistershttps://www.tiktok.com/@tuckinsistersProduced by Graco Studioshttps://www.gracostudios.comhttps://twitter.com/gracostudioshttps://instagram.com/gracostudioshttps://tiktok.com/@gracostudios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.