Ready or not, the start of the 2020-2021 school year approaches quickly, and for many of us that means a return to distance learning. The COVID-19 pandemic brought us a school year none of us expected, and understandably our...
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and I am a part of this club no one ever wants to be a part of, and rarely talks about. Please note: if you have experienced pregnancy loss, this post...
I stopped drinking about ten years ago. Recently, I’ve had several people reach out to me who are newly sober, asking for advice on how to handle the holidays when you’re not drinking. Some of these people tried a...
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I'm mostly excited. Admittedly, a small part of me dreads how the day of love invites large quantities of candy that I hate. At least Halloween grants the occasional Twix or Peppermint...
There are a lot of school districts in San Antonio, and each school district calendar is a little different. Many of these school calendars will continue to change as plans evolve for the 2021-2022 school year. Please check the...
Parece increíble, pero ya pasó todo un ciclo escolar y aún continuamos en clases virtuales. Cuando inició todo esto pensamos que solo duraría un par de meses, sin embargo, aquí seguimos.
Todos sabemos que esto nunca estuvo en los planes...
“I can’t move.”
I uttered these words after lying on my stomach for an hour at physical therapy. My lower back was mysteriously in agony, a searing 10/10 pain that rivaled the unmedicated childbirth I had experienced just 11 weeks...
Has your child ever come home with tears in their eyes and a story about a complicated situation that took place on the playground? Have you ever wondered what on earth is the best advice to give them?
Playground politics...
My house is messy all the time. I feel like there are always shoes, LEGOS, and other stuff everywhere. I have several secret messy drawers, messy closets, and messy everything. I try to keep my house clean, but clean...
Finding a restaurant that my whole family enjoys can be tricky. Recently, I asked our tribe of moms in the Alamo City Moms: Community + Conversation Facebook Group for recommendations of kid-friendly restaurants in San Antonio, and I got...
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Raising kids can be a circus and I often feel like I’m the juggler—the amateur juggler, to be exact. I mean, I can keep most of the balls flying through the...
Looking for family fun that can take you to new lows? Go deep! There are a variety of caves around San Antonio, all within a short drive. And you can add bragging rights to your adventure list: the caves...
ACM Mission + Values
Alamo City Moms exists to support and connect moms both online and offline, provide information via a central resource on raising a family in the San Antonio area, as well as a platform for local moms...
While I am by no means against the idea of making New Year’s resolutions, for the past few years - really, since I became a mother - I simply haven’t made any.
At first, in the thick of the fourth...
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Alamo City-Area Library Summer Reading Programs
Summer is upon us, and the name of the game is, "Keep the Kids Occupied." Many schools send home summer reading tasks but reading...
