Gangster Parenting: Raising Kids with Grit and Grace

In this episode of Cocktales with Brandi, Brandi is joined by Tywanda Cuffy for a real and refreshing conversation about what parenting actually looks like in practice. They sip through old school rules they still stand on, the ones they have retired, and how discipline, boundaries, and apologizing to your kids can all live in the same house.

They touch on resilience, participation trophies, and raising emotionally aware kids. Through laughs and real stories, they explore building a loving home with structure, why staying mad is overrated, and how parenting is really a long game rooted in grace and intention.

This episode is for those raising kids, thinking about having them, or looking back at how they were raised. It is a conversation that invites reflection, honesty, and a little grace for both the kind of parents we are and the parents who raised us.