Penny Hefferan has been blind from birth and is fiercely independent. She works full time for a number of charities, as well as running a tight ship at the family home in Loughborough, where she lives with husband Mike and their children Millie (10) and Kier (eight).
Penny believes in strict routine and discipline, and the kids are expected to muck in with the housework. And once the chores are done, Penny ensures the TV and computer are off limits in favour of family time.
Pat and Vanessa Walsh run a more hectic home. Vanessa juggles her role as a mum of five with running three internet businesses from home. Husband Pat has a laidback approach to family life, and they both share a relaxed attitude to discipline.
The kids often stay up late, leaving little time for Vanessa and Pat to spend together as a couple.
What happens when a liberal mum has to apply some rules? And can a fiercely independent blind mum learn to share the work load?
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Music from the episode
| Played | Track | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00:00 | Happy Heart | Cyrna,Bricheno | Kpm454 |
| 0:02:09 | Guimar | Aim | Grand Central |
| 0:02:42 | Don't Look Back Into The Sun | The View | Universal |
| 0:03:37 | Oh My God | Mark Ronson | Columbia |
| 0:04:25 | Manteca (Funky Lowlives Remix) | Dizzy Gillespie | Verve |
| 0:06:35 | Roads Must Roll | Boom Bip | Lex Records |
| 0:11:00 | Jazz Drifter | Library Contributors | Atomosphere Music Library |
| 0:12:47 | Someone's Looking At You | The Boomtown Rats | Mercury |
| 0:13:52 | Nightless Night | Husky Rescue | Catskills Records |
| 0:18:08 | Goodby Mr A | The Hoosiers | Rca |
| 0:19:23 | Sound And Vision | Franz Ferdinand | Universal |
| 0:20:57 | No One Knows | Mark Ronson | Columbia |
| 0:23:18 | Santiago | Library Contributors | Atomosphere Music Library |
| 0:31:11 | The Love Cats | The Cure | Fiction |
| 0:37:14 | The Plug | Bonobo | Tru Thoughts |
| 0:40:22 | It Must Be Love | Paolo Nutini | Universal |
| 0:42:09 | Space Hoppin | Library Contributors | Extreme Music Library |
| 0:42:54 | Terrapin | Quantic Soul Orchestra | Tru Thoughts |
| 0:46:00 | Young Folks | Peter Bjorn And John | Wichita Recordings |
| 0:50:17 | Zebedee | Library Contributors | West One Music |
| 0:50:47 | First Day | Library Contributors | Inspired Production Music |
| 0:51:29 | Paris 2004 | Peter Bjorn And John | Wichita Recordings |
| 0:52:33 | Snail's Pace | Library Contributors | West One Music |
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