Seeking Different

This week the Mocha SMCs speak with three Mocha SMCs from the Mocha community who are parenting tweens: Joy, Jennifer, and Yana. We discuss schooling, community, allowing independence, and talking about puberty and sex with your pre teen. 

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The Mocha SMCs chat with Michelle, a Mocha SMC and American foreign service officer, who is raising her seven year old son in Africa. The episode tackles how and why Michelle made the decision to raise her son abroad, the logistics of living outside of your country of origin and some tips for other SMCs looking to exit the United States in search of adventure or in the hopes of raising a global citizen. 

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In this episode, the Mocha SMCs provide an update on the last few weeks and discuss topics such as changing covid protocol in schools, dating, the Black sperm shortage, and handling the awkward conversations from school parents when they ask "Where's the Daddy".

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This week the Mocha SMCs speak with Mocha SMC Domonique who is both an egg donor and a new mom herself. Domonique describes what it was like to donate eggs in her 20s while she was in school, how this has impacted her feelings on being an SMC herself, and her thoughts on contact in the future from the children conceived with her donor eggs.

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On this weeks episode, the Mocha SMCs discuss what Black History Month means to them and their families. Additionally, the Mocha SMCs discuss appropriation and how this played out historically, in modern day - in both the work place and in the SMC spaces. 

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On today's episode of the podcast, the Mocha SMCs talk with boy moms Toja and Toni about topics such as gender anxiety, potty training, community, the barber shop, and raising Black boys in a post George Floyd era. 

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In this episode, the Mocha SMCs break down what self care looks like after you've had a baby and how it might differ from when you didn't have children. They discuss things like - how to fit in fitness and setting healthy boundaries with friends, family, and work. 

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In this episode, the Mocha SMCs discuss what happened over the holiday season and dive into the topics:
1. How to tell your friends and family you want to be an SMC.
2. When is a good time (if age isn't a factor) to TTC?
3. How to deal with Father's Day events at school.

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The Mocha SMCs are bringing you a special holiday episode where we talk about what it's like for SMCs around the holidays. We give tips and tricks to holiday survival to include where and how to hide gifts, how to handle the elf on the shelf, and what to do with TTC disappointment during the holiday season. Make sure your kids aren't around when listening because we discuss Santa and the Elf!

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In the final episode of season two, the Mocha SMCs break down by representation matters. They discuss their favorite television shows and how the conscious choice of media consumption plays into their parenting. Walk away with a solid list of shows that affirm Blackness for children as well as make you feel good watching as an adult.

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