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...
What kind of mom are you? If you'd asked me a few months ago, I probably would have said something like, “Uh...I’m a good mom.” I had never given a second thought to what my “Mom Personality” might...
Hieeeeee, and welcome to the terrible world of the internet, where your child’s friends are all 30 years old and live on YouTube! Wait, was that too alarmist?  If it makes you feel better, at least three of your child’s YouTube friends are...
  If you are like me, then you were a bit of a judgmental jerk before having children. There are countless examples of things that “I would never, ever do” as a parent in which I now engage on a...
As parents, most of us take on the job without training; we usually spend more time preparing for a driver’s license test. ~Kronkosky Charitable Foundation website Parenting classes weren't on our radar, and in fact, it was only when we...
  I’ve always known—or at least since I knew I wanted to have children—that I wanted to have three. To me, three just seems like the perfect number of kids: neither too few to be considered perfect (perfectly predictable, if...
A few weeks ago, family matters called my husband away on a four-day trip out of state. Up until then, things around our household had been going well—everyone was happy and healthy, and aside from minor stresses, the week...
You have the power in your hands. The power to make or break your child's popularity standings, baby cool factor and, really, to impact the trajectory of their entire future, and this is the month when it happens. Halloween is...
Everything has a culture: a school, a family, a country, a state, a company. Any group of people under a similar identity has a culture that helps unite it. After getting married, my husband and I began building our...
Are you also a fan of Celeste Barber, an Australian comedian who posts parodies of celebrity Instagram poses? Our contributors decided to get in on the fun. Molly practices yoga and applies those skills and mindset to this pose. She adds, "My...

Seven Annoying Facebook Moms

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There’s a new crop of annoying moms on Facebook. I’m not talking about hashtag over-users. Please—that's so 2014. I’m not talking about the compulsive check in-ers or the “like" happy friend we all have with whom we don’t really...
This is my first post for Alamo City Moms Blog, and I’ll admit I was a little bit overwhelmed by the ideas floating around in my head. On my own blog, I usually just write about the daily happenings...
Before my spouse and I had kids, we went home for Christmas every year if we could. We loved seeing our families and sharing traditions. We would try to see as many of our friends and family as we...

Why Moms Are Always Late

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When I was a kid, my family was notorious for being late to everything. We all blamed my mom. All four of us kids would be dressed and ready to go, but then we had to sit and wait...

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Alamo City-Area Library Summer Reading Programs

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Summer is upon us, and the name of the game is, "Keep the Kids Occupied." Many schools send home summer reading tasks but reading...