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Join Aretha 👀in California, and Rachelle 😊 in Trinidad and Tobago, as they explore parenting, "womaning" 💁🏾(we made that up), and existing from the dualities of being Caribbean and Caribbean American first time mamas. Yes, we do own a pair of toddlers...no they are not for sale. But short term rentals are negotiable on weekends. (JK😉) #ForTheDiaspora #ForTheCulture #WestIndianLikeMe
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Can you love your child but absolutely hate being a parent? The ladies explore this conundrum.
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What even is the new normal? And when can we have the old normal back?!... asking for 1.3 million (Trinidadian) friends.
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Your body will never be the same after having a baby. It’s such a hard pill to swallow, but after you swallow it... what you do next will really determine it all.
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The ladies discuss celeb mommy drama, and unbelievable teachers who unfortunately “could catch these hands.”
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Hot, island mom takes on current news and headlines!
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On the first episode of Season 2...the ladies join the call for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to deal with the rising level of violence in their home country, which some would say was an idyllic paradise just one generation ago.
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What we been through, what we’re going to change, not taking Target runs for granted post pandemic and flossing!
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The ladies chit chat about their Christmas plans, while amusingly recalling the childhood trauma of preparing for a true Trini Christmas!
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The ladies are FINALLY back and FINALLY wrapped up the “types of moms” list. Having had to take some time off to focus on a death in the family and well the pandemic... the ladies agreed this episode should probably be subtitled : #WhatIsLife. Tune in!
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The women talk about the types of moms they aspire to be and the types they aspire to never know. Oh... and they laugh about the recent viral video where babygirl had to lay hands on an older frenemy who literally blew out her candle at her bday party.
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What started off as a light and comical exploration of the "different types of moms" took a more somber turn when the ladies went down the rabbit hole of exploring what it means to parent a black child in America. Listen as the ladies authentically explore how one advocates for your child without alienating them from others.…
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One's has a picky eater and one has a young one who eats maybe a bit too much...overall it makes for funny mom talk.
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In One Hundred Years of Tradition the ladies discuss which aspects of “growing up Caribbean,” they still adhere to.
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Is “one child no child” like the aunties say, or should people simply stay out of women’s ovaries? The ladies discuss...
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Aretha’s baby came first thing in the morning , on his due date and her labor was exactly 3 hrs long. Overall it was pretty chill as far as labors go. And apparently Aretha thinks that the “easy labor” prep work she put in while pregnant had something to do with why her son practically walked out of her on his own. But is it method or madness? You …
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In this episode the ladies welcome Hans DesVignes, a well known Trinidadian radio and television host, and a fellow toddler parent. Hans talks about how Covid has changed parenting for him and how “work from home” has transformed his job as a dad.
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The ladies raucously share their actual birth stories and explore the differences between midwife assisted birthing and hospital births. They also hilariously compare and contrast giving birth in sweet sweet T&T and America.
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The ladies broach the topic of “peaceful parenting,” a foreign topic for most people who grew up under the rules of “good West Indian discipline.”
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"Adulting" can have you acting like your parents: arguing about people leaving the lights on and dirty dishes in the sink. And there is nothing that can make your examine your upbringing and your parents' behavior more than becoming a parent yourself. See how the ladies are working overtime to raise their children differently to the generations gon…
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Why won't they just shut-up and wear the mask? While this task will take all of their mom-tuition and then some, your two faves will attempt to unpack the crazy mask hating phenomena and dissect why some people have no fuqs to give when asked to wear a mask... and why others have all the fuqs and then some. BTW: Neither of these women have a backgr…
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Come for the accent...stay for the content, while our two Trini mamas explore how Covid-19 is shaping parenthood in their premiere episode of Oui Mama Caribbean. These moms are shedding off the layers and exploring what it means to not only be Caribbean, or Caribbean American, but how this shapes parenting in a time when children of color and immig…
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