Mondays with Mom

When a stranger asks you for your car keys, what do you do? Well, if you’re my mom…. You give them the keys of course! Now before you go accusing us of having a faulty moral engine, pump the brakes. These stories might just shift your gears and remind you not to judge a book by its cover, or not to judge a car by its wheels (okay, I may have just made that one up). In any case, this week’s theme i...

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2026 with a bang— with the story about a very good boy 🐾. With the adopt-aversary of my mom’s favorite "grandson" (aka my sister’s dog, Miki) right around the corner, we’re sharing his story and how mom unexpectedly bonded with the little boy despite some resistance on her part. As anyone knows, it's always the ones who swore they'd never get at...

Since it’s still officially the season of giving, mom decided to tell me a story of how she received a very special gift from a friend at a time when she was going through a divorce, trying to pay her bills and look after me and my sister. We also talk about how we talk to God and how he makes his presence known not only through signs but through the people in our lives as well.
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! So it only felt right that in this episode we get extra jolly and talk about some of our favourite Christmas memories; our ultra-girly Christmas tree that my mom put together as a single mom and how she created the ultimate Christmas memories for me and my sister (and maybe the other neighbourhood kids too), along with the magic of the Christmas spirit. Of...

This week on Mondays with Mom, we’re joined by a very special guest (our first ever guest)— Aliki, my stepsister and my mom’s stepdaughter! Mom shares stories of meeting Aliki for the first time, her attempts to get on her good side, and the extra mischief Aliki brought into our lives (as well as the trouble all us sisters caused together). Somewhere along the way, Aliki may have also saved Mom’s...

This week, things get a little more real. My mom opens up about losing my γιαγιά (grandmother) (A.K.A her mom) and the honest, messy, sometimes funny search she went on to find a sign that γιαγιά was okay. That search ended up taking her places she didn’t expect… including a visit to a psychic. It wasn’t all straightforward— there were weird moments, a whole lot of sign searching, and even a few l...

Passengers, this is your podcast co-host speaking. We’d like to inform you that we have a lineup of thrilling and hilarious airplane stories ready for your in-pod entertainment. Please keep your seatbelts fastened at all times as we take off into a turbulent sky of outrageous, unbelievable, and yet real airplane stories; sudden bursts of laughter may cause unexpected mid-air snorting. In the unlik...

This week’s episode builds on last week’s theme of lost and found but with a whole new embarrassing twist… it’s about a time I messed up- badly. And the lengths my mom went to to undo the damage! As usual, when it comes to my mom, hilarity ensues and it’s something luckily that we can laugh about now (doesn’t stop me from cringing whenever I think about it though!) We learn that mistakes happen, a...

In this episode, we go back to 2009! My mom talks about the time she lost my sister at the airport, and then how she rescued her Hollywood–style by hijacking the announcement intercom! We also get into why we were at the airport in the first place, including the small detail of my mom sabotaging my Greece camp application (spoiler: I still went). This story really sounds like the plot of an action...

They say the spa is all about relaxation… unless you’re my mom! In this episode, she shares her laugh-out-loud stories of massages gone wrong, awkward encounters, and her not-so-soothing attempts at self-care. Grab your gown/ robe, settle in, and get ready to laugh through every hilarious mishap.
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Mom’s back with another unforgettable story — this time about standing up to bullies, finding her strength, and laughing through it all. I’ve always said my mom, Lia, is one of the strongest, most independent women I know, and this week’s story proves exactly why. In this episode, my mom tells us about when she had to stand up to some neighborhood bullies while raising two kids on her own, with a...

In this episode of Mondays with Mom , we dive into a hilarious and memorable story from my mom's past. She shares how she got her perfect date-night outfit sorted (without breaking the bank) complete with a DIY fix for moth-eaten heels using a permanent marker! But things take a wild turn when a wardrobe malfunction leads to a laugh-out-loud moment involving her pantyhose and a dance floor mis...

Happy Monday everyone! You ever plan something out so meticulously and yet still things go off the rails? Maybe a friend predicted your future but it went against your life plan so you got rid of any and all evidence before you could verify whether the predictions were correct.... Or maybe that last one is just my mom! For our second episode, my mom delves into the story of how the life she planne...

Welcome to the very first episode of Mondays with Mom ! I’m your host, Jo, and I’m so excited to introduce you to my amazing mom, Lia. In our podcast debut, we cover a bit of everything! My mom tells me how her parents (my grandparents) ended up in South Africa, shares a few childhood memories growing up there with a big Greek family, and talks about her early dreams of motherhood. We also talk ab...