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Barely Bougie Mamas

by Barely Bougie Mamas

Tamara and Liliana mothers who grew up understanding how to deal with a life of poverty but always longed for the finer things in life. Now they have children that have all they didn't. Share our trials and tribulations. Our process for finding solutions or coping mechanisms.

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Episodes

  1. Happy New Year!

    We review our goals from 2020. Discuss the impact of Corona on our family this holiday season.

  2. Let’s chat and shop

    Come along with Lil’s first estate sale. We discuss our bougie “problems”.

  3. What is your Purpose

    Tam and Lil discuss finding your purpose, whether you have young children, teenagers, or adult children.

  4. Quarantine Hair

    This episode we discuss Lil’s cat colony and Tam’s Quarantine Hair routine.

  5. Thanksgiving Mini-sode

    This week we talk about the husbands and our Yonis.

  6. Camping while Black

    This episode Lil trys to convince Tamara to go camping, it's a hard sell. Do you camp with your family? Did you camp with your family as a child? Share your stories on our Instagram page. We'd love to hear it.

  7. We’re back for real.

    Tam and Lil are back after quarantine. To discuss the USA presidential election and the trash that is distance learning . We have a friend, Samantha, in the studio for the taping for another perspective. Enjoy!

  8. BBM 039- July Episode

    Hey y'all, we back!!!! We were not feeling the podcast and decided to give ourselves a break. We hope you enjoy this episodes of updates.

  9. BBM 038- Lil Verzuz Tam

    Music is my life. This week Lil and Tamara share the soundtrack of their lives.

  10. BBM 037 Journal prompt

    This episode we do a journal prompt from the lady who wrote:

  11. BBM036- The Lies We Tell...

    This lighthearted episode delves into the little white lies or whoopers we tell our children in the course of everyday parenting. What lies do you tell?

  12. BBM 035- Is the Poverty Mindset really that bad?

    Tamara & Liliana discuss the good and bad of a poverty mindset.

  13. Parenting advice ...... Do you take it?

    Stubborn and Conceded

  14. BBM 033 Where do babies come from? and other awkward questions.

    How many times have your kids left you at a loss for words? Don't worry it happens to the best of us.

  15. BBM 032 Carrying the mental load - choices choices choices

    How many decisions have you made today? Planning planing , family management, black moms, older moms,

  16. BBM 031: How do you talk to your kids?

    This week we talk about communication in all its forms. Do you let yo kids cuss?!

  17. BBM 030- Recognizing Childhood triggers in your parenting

    Are your triggers affecting your parenting. We talk about Florida, organ stealing and so so much more

  18. BBM 029-Empowering our children without endangering them.

    We struggle with a heavy topic in today’s episode. Listen to how Lil and Tam navigate raising our kids to be kids AND black kids. We don’t have the answer but we are trying.

  19. BBM028- Staying Fly and Friendly

    This week we discuss how to maintain and grow adult friendships during motherhood. We also discuss teaching our children what friendship is.

  20. BBM 027- Pretty Privileged

    This week we discuss what it’s like to grow up feeling pretty or feeling ugly. And the steps we’re taking to create a balanced self identity for our children.

  21. BBM026 - Alternative Medicine with Jasia Madden of Alaiyo waist beads.

    https://www.alaiyo.net/alaiyo-events #blackmomstalking #blackwomen

  22. BBM025- Dreams vs. Reality

    This week we recap the interviews we had with our kids. Then Lil and Tam discuss what their childhood dreams and their adult reality.

  23. BBM024: Dreams; Conversations with our bougie kids.

    Because life happens we couldn’t get together to tape an episode this week. The scheduled episode was “Our lives; the Dream vs the Reality”. So instead this week we have 5 special guest, our children. We interview them to hear what their dreaming and planning.

  24. BBM023- What are you doing this year ? Finding the right activities for you and your child

    This week Lil and Tam discuss the pros and cons of extra curricular activities. the mommy guilt that comes with doing too much or not doing enough. How to find coast effective activities for the kids? #Blackgirl #Blackmom #sports #moms #Children #Kids #Parenting #Parentingtools #comedy

  25. BBM022- 2020 Vision Boards

    What Are vision boards? What are goals? Tam and Lil discuss their view of new year traditions and mindsets. #blackmoms #blackparenting #visionboards #blackgirlspodcast

  26. Bonus Episode ... More Hair

    This holiday week we have a short bonus episode, where we take our conversation about hair to the next level.' Enjoy - #blackhair #Haircare #hair #longhairdontcare #moms #daughters

  27. BBM021-Mo Money Mo Problems

    Today we discuss how and what we are teach our children about money. How to earn, manage, and what value money has in our lives. Do they deserve an allowance?

  28. BBM 020: Comparing is a hard habit to break.

    Tam and Lil discuss the difficulty of parenting without comparing ourselves and our children to others. The takeaway is we are still working on it.

  29. BBM-019- MENTAL HEALTH vs THERAPY

    This week we discuss mental health and therapy. Did you know there was a difference? We didn’t either... LOL

  30. BBM #017 All the hair stuff

    I am not my hair. We discuss changing the hair narrative with our children. It will come as no surprise that we have very different approaches.

  31. BBM #016 Birds Bees and Blood

    Are you ready for preteens and the periods that come with it???

  32. BBM #015 COLORISM

    In this weeks episode The mamas and their guests discuss colorism. How colorism affected us as children and what we’re doing to combat it within our families. "You shouldn’t be so easily into curly hair n light skin what every nigga wants.” -Tam Blue

  33. BBM14- "Auntie Mom, it takes a village”

    This is the 2nd collaboration with @planetnoun we talk about being an auntie, not having children, spinsters, cougars and so much more

  34. BBM 013-Planet Noun collaboration

    An interview with the host of Planet Noun Liz Anderson where we discuss the Barely Bougie Mamas orgin story. Please go over to Planet Noun and listen to Liz's version of the interview... https://planetnoun.com/

  35. BBM 012- Holiday traditions

    It's that time of the year.... Lets talk about family holiday traditions.

  36. BBM_011 Some of my best friends are white

    What color is your inner circle of friends. We touch on colorism, class, and competition among friends.

  37. BBM 010- Mommy Mafia

    This week we talk about the pressures a mom can feel from other moms.

  38. BBM009- We livin’ life, man...

    This weeks episode was not planned, life happens. We decided to keep it 100 and discuss something personal. Are you part of “the sandwich generation” ?

  39. BBM008- Devices and Social Media

    This episode Tam and Lil discuss the challenges of giving young kids devices and teaching social media.

  40. BBM007 We busy...getting back to work and getting ready for the school year.

    Because first and foremost we are Moms and we busy. This week we've put together an episode of our with all of our random chatter about getting back to work and going back to school. This one is raw because.....we busy. We know you'll understood ENJOY!!!

  41. BBM006- Black Thought vs. Dixie Chicks

    What happens when your kids "hate hip-hop but love Taylor Swift."In this episode we discuss sharing our musical tastes with our children.

  42. BBM 005- Art As Self-Care

    This episode Tamara and Lil discuss self-care. We discuss fitting self-care into busy family life. Teaching our children about self-care, our self-care through our artistic pursuits, and our perfect self-care life style.

  43. BBM 004-Are my Kids "Woke"

    This week Tamara and Liliana discuss code switching, teaching black culture, weird kids, and the all important question "When to teach the twerk?". The current book is: "Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America" by Ayana Byrd & Lori Tharps

  44. BBM 003- Discipline

    This week we discuss discipline; being the police, "One, Two, Three, shoe!", and personalizing discipline for each child. Check out the book suggestions from this week's episode: "Parenting with Love and Logic" by Foster Cline, MD & Jim Fay "Siblings Without Rivalry" by Adele Faber & Elaine…

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  45. BBM 002- Expectations

    This week Tamara and Liliana discuss how the expectations of their childhood directs their expectations for their children and their parenting styles.

  46. BBM001- People, Places, and Things

    On this first episode of Barely Bougie Mamas, Tamara and Liliana discuss the people they love, the places that define them, and the things that they love. Grab a cuppa and spend an hour with these lovely ladies.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Tamara and Liliana mothers who grew up understanding how to deal with a life of poverty but always longed for the finer things in life. Now they have children that have all they didn't. Share our trials and tribulations. Our process for finding solutions or coping mechanisms.

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Tamara and Liliana mothers who grew up understanding how to deal with a life of poverty but always longed for the finer things in life. Now they have children that have all they didn't. Share our trials and tribulations. Our process for finding solutions or coping mechanisms.

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