Episode 127. Cub Tales and Mom Fails
Mama Bear Apologetics
Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Amy Davison
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Hey Mama Bears! In this special episode, we’re lightening things up with a hilarious and heartfelt collection of real-life “mom fails” and kid shenanigans straight from our own community. From toddlers cleaning toilets with sriracha to spontaneous airport throw-up disasters (yes, really), this episode is all about laughing through the chaos and remembering God’s grace in the middle of motherhood mayhem. We wrap it up with a powerful reminder from Proverbs 31 and a sweet prayer to send you into summer with joy, encouragement, and a whole lotta hope.
Main Points Covered
- Hilarious “Cub Tales” from Real Moms: Listener-submitted stories about sriracha-cleaning toddlers, gambling third graders, airport barf, and more.
- Encouragement for the Everyday Mama: A reminder that perfection isn’t the goal—faithfulness is.
- Spiritual Reset: A fresh reading of Proverbs 31 that shifts the focus from Pinterest perfection to godly perseverance.
- Mama Bear Pep Talk: You’re doing ministry in your home—whether your kids are flourishing or wandering.
- Summer Preview: June is all about building up our Papa Bears—don’t miss the two-part series with Shane Winnings from Promise Keepers.
People and Resources Mentioned
- Proverbs 31:27–31
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| 0:00.0 | Mamas, if you are speaking life into your little ones, your works are worthy to be praised. |
| 0:10.6 | If you are praying for a child who is a prodigal at this point, your works are worthy to be |
| 0:16.4 | praised. You are doing ministry. Mamas, if you have given a faithful witness on who Jesus is, |
| 0:23.7 | and even if that child has departed from that because of their free will, |
| 0:28.0 | mamas, you have done a good job, well done, good and faithful servant. |
| 0:33.3 | Welcome to the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast where we teach you to roar like a mother. |
| 0:39.3 | And by roar, we mean recognize the message, offer discernment, argue for a healthier approach, and reinforce these ideas with your kids. |
| 0:47.3 | Unless you want to growl around your house. I mean, that's cool too. |
| 0:50.5 | You're like, check it. We keep it reels. |
| 0:54.1 | That's so bad. You're awesome. Mama it. We keep it reels. That's so bad. |
| 0:55.8 | You're awesome. |
| 0:57.1 | Mama Bear Apologetics is a listener-supported program, so if you like what we do, head |
| 1:01.5 | on over to the Mama Bear Apologetics website and click support. |
| 1:05.4 | It's time to rise up, ladies. |
| 1:07.5 | Rise up, Mama Bears. |
| 1:08.9 | This might not affect your faith, but it might affect your children's. |
| 1:13.4 | Hey, everyone, welcome to another Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast dedicated to helping |
| 1:18.6 | you raise children who think critically, love biblically, and stand firm in the faith, |
| 1:23.0 | using truth and reason. Well, we are in the month of May, and that is Mother's Day, and we had an |
| 1:28.0 | amazing last podcast where we talked about just what moms need to be poured into. And with |
| 1:33.3 | this one, we wanted to take a little more of a lighthearted approach, because mom life is |
| 1:38.2 | tough. And sometimes we got to, I'm going to date myself. We had to be like McGiver and be |
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