Mommies & Mimosas Tee Flynn

We're BACK from COVID Craziness!! 2020 was one hell of a year for us all! The last time you heard from us, we were halfway through season 2 and then the world stopped. We had to take a break and adjust to the new normal and living in a new world plagued by COVID. But, we're back and better than ever! 
We're here to talk about some of the highs and lows from 2020 and what got us through the madness. This is the ultimate "catch up" episode! As always, we're spilling more than just tea. 
Cheers to us being back! Get the mimosas flowing 

This week the ladies are talking about their different upbringings and experience when it comes to "gender role assignments" in the household. Its safe to say, they both have different perspectives, based on how they grew up and how they operate their homes today. While, we all know women work more than they did 50+ years ago, a lot of people still feel a certain way about women doing "women" things around the house, and leaving the "manly" things for the man. Is the a healthy approach. How do you determine who does what and how do you teach your children? This is one of those episodes where the ladies don't quite agree. BUT, they meet somewhere in the middle. As always :) 

There's seems to be a lot of discussion surrounding over correction and if the current generation of parents are over doing it in some areas. Speaking from personal experience, Tiara and Jaz can agree that culturally we had a lot of generational behaviors to correct. A lot of our "traditional" styles of discipline stemmed from slavery, and overall, we don't have much a cultural foundation. However, in some cases, we may be taking it too far. Our parents and grandparents were very hard on us, because they witnessed the road traveled to get us the basic human rights in this country. Even outside of the black community, we just saw what over correction on Capitol Hill looked like...are we over doing it? 

We still live in a time where working moms are often heavily criticized for “choosing” work over their children. So the conversation about moms who own businesses is just as critical. Even though, in today’s economy in the U.S. its nearly impossible for middle class families to only have one working adult in the household, a lot of people still feel as though women should still be there in the home for their children above all…

Some of us recently watched the memorial service for Kobe and Gianna Bryant. And what particularly tugged at our heart strings more than anything, was watching Vanessa Bryant talk about the loss of her husband/daughter and how we know she now has to move on in life without them. The same thing happened last year to late rapper, Nipsey Hussle and his now widow Lauren London.

Unfortunately, families experience tragedy everyday. Sometimes it results in the loss of life. On a previous episode, we talked to a mom who experienced the loss of her children’s father. On this week's episode, Jaz and Tiara talk to guest, Tiffany Ward about an unfortunate tragedy that her family suffered through a few years ago. Fortunately, for Tiffany and her family, this tragic event didn’t result in death, but the lasting trauma is still painful. 

Everyday families don’t have the world praying with and over them. However, we hope they find new strength within their own family, community and friends.

Listen to hear Tiffany's story and how her family deals with the lasting effects of her daughter's accident and how they're pouring back into the community to help others. 

As we close out Black History Month, the ladies find it only fitting that some light and celebration be shed on back doulas and midwives. The conversation stemmed from an article posted on Lamaze.org titled, Black History Month: The Importance of Black Midwives, Then, Now and Tomorrow. 

Since embarking upon her doula journey, host Tiara has been connected and engaged in the very scary reality that black mothers keep dying during and/or after giving birth at an alarming higher rate than white women. 

Tiara and Jaz talk about why they feel this is happening and how their personal experiences could have gone completely different, without the necessary support in the delivery room. During the episode, they also read and discuss some of the statistics surrounding the topic and share some of their favorite support pages for moms and mamas to be, to follow to help empower them along their journey. 

There are proven phycology studies that show, having a black doctor, midwife, etc. yielded in more positive results and outcomes. Therefore, they deserve a celebration! :)