Hey, there. Before I get rolling on this post, I want to acknowledge the following: You should find a comfortable place to sit to read this, with a comforting beverage. We’ve all been taught different things about our bodies...

Parenting Regrets

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When you're a new mom and you have a sweet little blank canvas of a human in your care, it's easy to dream about all of the great ways you'll parent your child. And, really, parenting is kind of...

Why I Quit PTA

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After five years of serving on the PTA executive board at our elementary school, I quit. But not for the reasons you might think from watching movies that portray certain kinds of “PTA moms.” I didn’t get into a...
I loved recess in elementary school. I looked forward to it every day—the time with friends and classmates while teachers half-heartedly looked on, enjoying their own break as we relished our half hour of freedom; the ability to slip...
Raise your hand if this has happened to you: You're dating a guy and things move into serious relationship territory. You start spending enough time together to take notice of his bathroom habits—you know, once he is comfortable enough to...
Last December I had the pleasure of attending Women in the World at the St. Anthony Hotel. The program is presented by Tina Brown Live Media in association with The New York Times. Let me first say: this post encompasses some difficult...
I want to take this upcoming year by the horns and be braver than I have been in a long time. Motherhood can be such a bubble: insulating and isolating. With little time to read or, sometimes, to think...
I'm on a constant mission to eradicate Mom Guilt from my life.  Which I don't think can ever REALLY happen, because if I didn't have some level of guilt, it probably would mean I didn't care at all, right? ...
Imagine you’re staring your biggest, scariest nightmare right in the face. You know you feel like crying, you might even get angry, and you definitely don’t want to feel it. Your body reacts with chills, sweats, and tremors. You’re...
Del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre cada año, los hispanos en Estados Unidos tenemos 31 días para celebrar lo que somos: nuestras raíces, nuestra historia, nuestra cultura y nuestros aportes a este país. Además de reconocer a...
Today is National Read a Book Day, and among all the things I hope to share with my kids, a love for reading is at the top. Books have been like a best friend to me since I was...
Cuando tus hijos pasan 9 horas en la guardería y has aprendido a aceptarlo Era mi primer día de regreso al trabajo después de tener a mi segundo bebé y cada que me preguntaban por él, mis ojos se ponían...
Motherhood comes with a host of choices to make about what is best for you, your family, and your child. We at Alamo City Moms Blog have a variety of moms who want to embrace these choices instead of feeling...

It’s OK to Slow Down

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It was one of those days: deadlines looming, texts pinging my phone, emails piling up, a million must-dos around the house, and that little voice in the back of my head whispering, “Don’t forget X. Have you figured out...

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MTFBWY – Decoding Star Wars

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away… Well not that long ago, and not really that far away, a youngling watched Star...

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