This is the fifth episode of the Awkward Sisters Podcast where we have tough conversations about awkward issues in the health and disability space. In this episode, Nicole and Claire discuss a Reddit thread (AITA or am I the arsehole- not our words!) about a mum pulling their child from an excursion after they were required to be a buddy for another child… Claire shares her experiences of being buddied with other kids and Nicole gives her opinion as a Mum… There’s a little bit of swearing, based on the original language in the Reddit post, and a lot of agreement so it’s only a Medium awkward rating for us but we’re conscious that others might not agree and that could be awkward listening! Feel free to join the conversation and let us know what you think.

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Original Reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/10ur722/aita_for_pulling_my_daughter_from_a_waterpark/ (This gives more information and frames the issue in a behaviour space more specifically. For us, the bit that triggered relevance in the disability space was the buddy concept and the suggestions from others in the Facebook group where Nicole first saw this, about the child needing to have a carer, which here in Australia would be unusual unless the individual had a disability).

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