☕🎄 The one where Kayla almost files a police report against the cold, her Keurig and microwave both die, and she solves the mystery with a tripped breaker… then drinks a caramel macchiato AND hot apple cider because waste not, want not.

Then we get to the real chaos:

• The annual November 1st Christmas tree uprising
• Forcing her husband onto the roof with a coffee in one hand and a water bottle projectile in the other
• The 15-year-old who thought “if I don’t help, the tree can’t go up” (spoiler: it went up)
• And the onion-chopping heart-to-heart that ended the boycott and had both of them ugly-crying into the pasta water

From “I used to hate holidays” to “I’ll put Halloween up in July if you let me,” Kayla spills the real reason she goes full Clark Griswold every year… and why even the eye-rolls are worth it.

Funny, cozy, zero judgment, and a reminder that traditions aren’t about perfection—they’re about showing up, making memories, and maybe traumatizing your teenager with early Christmas music (in the best way).

Grab your mug (or two beverages at once—no rules here) and settle in for the official kickoff to the 2025 holiday season.

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Grab your cold coffee and hide in the pantry—A new episode of Moms Brain Is a Coffee Stain is here to scream what every parent’s thinking during senior year!

Join millennial mom Kayla (former teen mom, current chaos coordinator) as she rants about the 47-page college applications that turned her stepdaughter “O” into a senior-year ghost, the spam email apocalypse from one innocent “request info” click, and why trade school might just save your sanity (and your kid’s bank account).

From Ethan’s door-less rebellion to O dubbing Kayla “The Interrogator” for daring to ask “Any thoughts on majors?”—this episode is equal parts laugh-out-loud and ugly-cry-in-Target-parking-lot real.

We’re talking:

• Why 18-year-olds are expected to predict their 401(k) but can’t fold laundry
• Trade school hot takes (underwater pipeline TIG welding, anyone?)
• Listener DMs that’ll make you snort coffee
• Mom-hacks for surviving FAFSA at 2 a.m. in pajamas

No gatekeeping, no judgment—just options, oversized hoodies, and the reminder that they’re still kids figuring out their first adult step.

If you’re batching transcripts, touring tech schools, or secretly Googling “dorm drop-off survival kit”… hit play. ☕

DM your application horror stories @momsbraincoffee—best ones get read next week!

Subscribe, rate, and tell a friend who’s hiding from the Common App. New episodes every Tuesday.

☕ *Grab the biggest mug you own

If today felt endless…

If you forgot dinner, cried in the car, or just needed to hear you’re not alone…

This one’s for you.

Raw, warm, no-filter talk about mom mental health, kid mental health, anxiety, depression, burnout, and the kind of hope that shows up after the longest nights.

Kayla (former teen mom, current chaos coordinator) lays it all bare:

- The elephant ride panic attack that changed everything

- Why the youngest recorded suicide in America was only 6

- Therapy, meds, 988, apologizing to your kids, and why none of it makes you weak

- Practical tools we actually use in our house

- A hope segment because some days we need it on repeat

TW: honest discussions of mental health struggles and suicide.

You are not failing.

You are not too much.

You are exactly the mom they need.

Come sit with me. Cold brew counts. Blankets encouraged.

You’re safe here.

If you’re in crisis right now → call or text 988

(Zero shame. I’ve used it. It saves lives.)

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