Don’t Call Me Ma’am – Mama Drama – Episode 19
This week on Don’t Call Me Ma’am Jodi Miller introduces long time friend, comedian and writer Nicole Burch, whose new Amazon special Mama Drama chronicles everything from an unplanned pregnancy to the ups and downs of single-parent dating. Together they riff on the absurdity of “mama drama,” with Nicole sharing hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes about inducing labor, a harrowing 15-hour delivery that led to emergency surgery, and the roller-coaster of co-parenting and finding love again—describing everything from first-date babysitting arrangements to navigating new romances as a mom who’s “younger than me, yet somehow still a mess”.
Jodi and Nicole explore the challenges of raising a daughter in the social-media era—debating screen-time rules, burner phones, and the very real threat of online predators—as well as the bittersweet realities of aging, from bladder quirks to knee pain and the longing for a supportive “village” that so many modern parents lack. Through candid stories about hiring night nurses, male nannies, and relying on a patchwork of caregivers, they celebrate the resilience required to “live your best life at any age,” reminding listeners that, above all, motherhood is about finding humor and community in the chaos—just don’t call them “ma’am.”