Mother’s Day Expectations vs. Reality (And Why We’re Choosing Ourselves)

The Mama's Den

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4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Mother’s Day is coming… but what do moms actually want? In this episode, the Mamas get real about the gap between expectation and reality—from breakfast-in-bed moments that still come with responsibility, to the truth that sometimes the best gift is space, rest, and not being needed for a few hours. We talk about: Why “a day off” doesn’t always feel like a day off Navigating Mother’s Day with partners, kids… and your own mama The guilt (and necessity) of choosing yourself Teaching our kids to care for us the way we care for them And the bigger conversation: setting boundaries, standing in your truth, and loving yourself more Of course, it wouldn’t be The Mama’s Den without a little chaos, a lot of laughs, and some unfiltered moments along the way. If you’ve ever felt like Mother’s Day didn’t quite hit the way you hoped… this one is for you. And don’t forget—we’re outside all May for our Mom’s Night Out Tour. Come celebrate motherhood with us in real life! 📍 Nashville - May 4 📍 St. Louis - May 6 📍 Chicago - May 18 📍 Pittsburgh - May 19 📍 Philadelphia - May 23 Visit this site for tickets to all tour dates: https://linktr.ee/themamasdenpodcast Make sure you connect with our Mamas on IG: @themamasdenpodcast Ashley - @watermeloneggrolls Codie - @codieco Melanie - @melaniefiona

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0:00.0	What a girl wants.
0:02.7	What a girl needs.
0:04.7	Ashley.
0:05.3	Oh my.
0:06.6	Whatever makes me happy is some sleep.
0:10.2	And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly.
0:15.0	Okay.
0:15.6	What's up y'all? It's Ashley.
0:18.7	I'm Melanie.
0:19.5	And I'm Cody.
0:20.4	And this is the Mama's Den. Where Motherhood needs real talk. We talk about life, love, and all the stuff we're not supposed to say out loud, even though we'd be thinking it. Whether you're raising kids or a part of the village, this is a space for youth. Let's get into it. Oh, yes. Welcome to the Mamasin podcast, y'all. Woo! Woo! Okay, the energy is energized. We're wearing colors. Because we're wearing colors. I'm wearing colors. I force everyone to wear colors today. Wednesday, Ashley Adams is wearing colors today, guys. It's really... I feel like this is right up your alley, though, as far as colors. Really? The colors are really pretty. I don't, I don't like the color orange. Oh, well, that's okay. You look amazing. You look amazing. And we are fancy and cute today because thank you, too. The show must go on, the showroom here in Los Angeles that has the looks. so if are, huh, has the looks. I thought she was like, that has, I'm like, which would you want to sign? No, I don't, I don't know sign language. We can tell this episode is going to be lit. Interesting. I just over there sign it. Like, where did that tell it come from? Nope, I ain't got it. We should all learn the sign, though.
1:28.4	I feel like everybody should learn sign language.
1:30.3	This is super important.
1:31.0	Why don't we all know sign language?
1:32.4	There's a lot of reads.
1:33.1	Same reason you don't know Spanish.
1:34.3	I do.
1:35.7	Do you?
1:36.3	Do you?
1:36.4	I don't see.
1:38.1	Yeah, exactly.
1:39.7	So thank you to the showroom here in LA. Yes. Yes. Thank you. Such a lovely experience.
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