This is how these mamas roll…and jam and block. Just ask Shanaconda or Elizabitch Taylor.
Jasmine Banks, aka Boombox
Team: Northwest Arkansas Natural Disasters
Mom of : 3
Day job: Therapist
Mama says: “Roller derby and motherhood are both full-contact sports that require drive and the willingness to never give up. I've learned that what appear as limits or obstacles can be overcome.”
Tonya Freshour aka Boo T-Rex
Team: Terrorz of Tiny Towns
Mom of: 2
Day Job: Former Marine
Mama says: “I am calmer when dealing with my children because I have an outlet. Derby gives me a reason to try to stay in shape and more energy to spend on my kids.”
LaKendra White aka Bam Bam Block-Her
Team: West Texas Roller Dollz
Mom of: 2
Day job: Restaurant manager
Mama says: “Derby has given me the confidence to be the real me. Without it I wouldn't have been able to come out to my family this past year. The Roller Derby community is the most accepting of all races and lifestyles of any sport I've ever played.”
Jenni Johnston aka Bockscar Bambi
Team: Cen-Tex Rollergirls
Mom of: 8 via birth, adoption, and fostering
Day job: Mom, orphan advocate, homeschooler
Mama Says: “For me, roller derby was a godsend. I was a bomb tech in the Air Force before I had my daughter. I struggled with being 'just' a military spouse and a stay-at-home-mom. I was bored. After I had my second biological child, we started the adoption process for my middle son. By the time I started derby I had three very young children and had begun volunteering for a nonprofit that found families for special needs orphans. All of that weighed very heavily on me. Derby helped me deal with the stress of my life and surrounded me with great people. When we announced that we wanted to adopt a child with HIV (child no. 4), it was the roller derby community that gave us the most unwavering support.”
Jenni Johnston
31 Ass-Kicking Roller Derby Moms
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