Raising 'Em Right with Sean Patrick Thomas

The Mama's Den

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4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Husband and father of two, Sean Patrick Thomas, is in The Mama's Den talking about the emotional experience parenting 15 and 17-year olds who are making some very grown up decisions about their lives, feeling proud of how he and his wife, Aonika, have raised them, and playing a grieving father in season two of the Amazon Prime series Gen V. Buckle up because this episode has laughs, tears, incredible parenting lessons, and even some roti and curry! (You'll get that later.) REMEMBER: If you're in Atlanta on November 3rd, come see The Mamas live! https://citywinery.com/atlanta/events/the-mamas-den-podcast-live-6vpkv0 ________________________ Send any thoughts or questions for the Mamas at podcasts@blacklove.com. Make sure you connect with our Mamas on Instagram: The Mama's Den - @themamasdenpodcast Ashley - @watermeloneggrolls Codie - @codieco Melanie - @melaniefiona

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0:00.0	Anika and I were like, okay, we'll go talk to the coach and we'll explain.
0:20.9	And my son, Luke, was like, no, I'm going to go talk to him. We went and we watched him through these glass windows and we watched him have this very serious, intense conversation with his coach. It was very emotional for both of them. And just to see my son walk up there and handle it like a man, made me very, very proud. What's up, y'all? It's Ashley.
0:22.7	I'm Melanie. And I'm Cody.
0:24.3	And this is the Mama's Den.
0:26.5	Where motherhood needs real talk.
0:28.4	We talk about life, love, and all the stuff we're not supposed to say out loud, even though we'd be thinking it.
0:33.2	Whether you're raising kids or a part of the village, this is a space for you.
0:37.2	Let's get into it.
0:40.3	Welcome to the Mama's din.
0:42.8	It's your girl, Ashley.
0:44.9	Hey.
0:46.2	Hey, who am I?
0:47.4	Hey, well, let's start.
0:49.2	Well, Ashley, how many kids do you have?
0:50.8	Reintroduce yourself to our audience and our guests who we will announce.
0:54.2	Okay. So it is Ashley Chia. I am a mother of four daughters. I have a 16 year old Amira, a nine
1:01.0	year old Azara, seven year old Italia. Nope, that's Asia. And the three year old is Atalia.
1:07.9	It's a lot of kids, friend. A lot of kids.
1:12.3	All their names start with an A.
1:13.1	That's all you need to know.
1:14.4	Got it.
1:15.5	I'm Melanie Fiona.
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