When we first started this podcast, we knew we were making something special. Something for a niche community: Latina moms, from a certain generation, who also happen to listen to podcasts. Along the way though, we’ve realized

Drowning in Kid Stuff

May 14th, 2021 35m 5s

Kids require an enormous amount of equipment. You have all the gear for sleeping, feeding, transporting, dressing, cleaning and entertaining. Because kids grow so fast, once you are in the never-ending loop of kid stuff, you ar

Mother Dearest

May 7th, 2021 30m 38s

Mother’s Day is this weekend and we thought that it would be interesting to discuss the complexities of the mother daughter relationship. Then, we actually thought about it and decided that maybe therapy should come first befor

Quinceañera

Apr 30th, 2021 37m 35s

People love a party and a quinceañera is a party on crack. There is church, a procession, pageantry, synchronized dancing, and of course, glamour and drama. It is the stuff that literally movies, documentaries, and TV shows are

Things We Miss From Our Pre-Mom Life

Apr 23rd, 2021 28m 53s

The thing is that no matter what advice you get, what books you read, what mother adjacent experience you may have had, nothing can prepare you for the realities of becoming a first time mom. It is just impossible to comprehend

Latinidad

Apr 16th, 2021 35m 40s

Politicians, marketers, content creators want to speak to us and appeal to us because we are a fast growing population who will soon be approaching our peak earning years. Having a term like Latino, makes it easy for them, the

Making Mom Friends

Apr 9th, 2021 29m 43s

One of the hardest things we have ever had to do was make mom friends. We are being very deliberate about not just saying friends, because a mom friend is very specific. A mom friend is someone you can go through motherhood wit

Stereotypes of the Latina Mom

Apr 2nd, 2021 33m 41s

In the past, the representation of Latina women in the media has been extremely stereotypical at best. We have been portrayed as the sex pot, the maid, the gangster or as immigrants that cannot speak English, or speak English w

Superstitions: Tu Me Hiciste Brujeria

Mar 26th, 2021 23m 43s

Our lives are filled with so many superstitions. Even today, when we consider ourselves more educated because of the advancements in science and technology, we partake in superstitious rituals just in case. These rituals are a

The Mamacita Confessions

Mar 19th, 2021 53m 36s

In the Latina motherhood system the seven deadly sins are considered especially heinous. In Southern California, the dedicated podcasters who confess these scandalous stories are members of an elite squad known as the Mamá Cita

Good Girls

Mar 12th, 2021 28m 44s

Be a "good girl." What does this even mean? We understand how it can be an automatic phrase used when parenting. It is a seemingly simple phrase that kids can understand. But good and bad, boy and girl, black and white are not

Boys, Girls? Keeping Up With Gender in the Modern Age

Mar 5th, 2021 36m 16s

We are thankful that our kids are growing up in an era when the world view is shifting on so many topics specifically those around gender. They will have a world that is much more open to them and we are looking forward to seeing h

Playing With Our Kids, A Pandemic Way of Life

Feb 26th, 2021 37m 44s

As a mom with 2 small children during a pandemic, this is what I am supposed to do right, complain? I don’t know, I can’t… It’s hard because my kids are great, but yes, it has been extremely hard to be a mom during the pandemic. My

Multi-Generational Household

Feb 19th, 2021 31m 20s

My parents live in my house, down the hall, and did I ever imagine that this is how my life would be as an adult with a husband and a couple of kids? No. Is it hard sometimes? Yes. Would I change it? No. What most would call a “bur

Valentine's

Feb 12th, 2021 32m 3s

Valentine's Day has always been a downer. Our ideas and expectations of romantic love will never live up to reality and this hyped up holiday is not doing anyone any favors, but rather creating more reasons to feel bad about oursel

Single Mama Drama

Feb 5th, 2021 36m 6s

Being a mom is hard. It’s amazing and beautiful, yes... But also exhausting and challenging! Especially when you’re a single mom. Here’s to all the single mamacitas out there! Keep going! You got this!Mamá

Screen Time

Jan 29th, 2021 24m 6s

I would like to say that I am totally against screen time regarding my children, but I am not. I use it daily but with a purpose. And I guess that’s the key word here, purpose. My big generalization is that our mothers

Food For Thought

Jan 22nd, 2021 32m 27s

What did you grow up eating? Armed with the knowledge we have now regarding nutrition and the benefits of a healthy diet, are you feeding your kids the same foods you ate as a child? My guess is that we are not raising o

OMG! Religious Upbringing

Jan 15th, 2021 29m 53s

Latin mamas, then and now, have felt a great cultural pressure to participate in some kind of religious practice. Do you see your religious practice as a way to teach your Latin culture and less really about the actual religion?

Post-Birth, The Unmentionables

Jan 8th, 2021 28m 52s

There were so many things I didn’t know. I read so much about parenting, a little about giving birth, and nothing regarding post birth. What do you wish someone had told you about the postpartum experience?

Talking to Our Kids

Jan 8th, 2021 21m 54s

How much do you talk to your children? The modern American mother that I am becoming talks all the time. The traditional Latina mother that I was raised by did not. Open and honest communication, building a relationship based on tru