I have teenagers, and I monitor their phones.
Arguments against it are plentiful and passionate: monitoring kids' phones today is akin to our parents reading our diaries, listening to our phone conversations, or reading notes we passed in school. There's...
On a recent vacation sans kids (insert fist pump) I finally had a chance to catch up on my reading list. A book in my queue has been The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni. The core of the...
For the first time in my entire adult life, and quite possibly my life in general, I did something I never thought I would have the courage to do. I bought a two-piece swimsuit. I'm not talking tankini with...
When I learned I was pregnant with my daughter, I did what I always do. I started to pray. Every morning since that day, I have said the same prayers for her. One of the things I request is...
For 6 years now with the exception of a 6 month break, I have been breastfeeding one or two of my children. I have three children and have breastfed my older children for 3 years each and my baby...
Breastfeeding was probably one of the hardest things I did the first year of my son’s life. I never once gave breastfeeding a thought until I was pregnant. I didn’t seem to see people breastfeeding, nor bottle feeding, or...
Can we all agree to two things before I go any further?
To not take any statement I make as a judgement on your choices. (What you do is none of my business, and I really want this piece...
While I was pregnant with my first daughter, I dreamed about the bond my baby and I would have as we breastfed. “It’s tricky but you’ll get the hang of it,” experts and friend alike told me. I knew...
If we can and we choose to do it, breastfeeding can be wonderful. The liquid gold a mother provides to her baby is not just milk to satisfy hunger. Breast milk is an inheritance for the rest of baby's...
A good smoothie is my vice. Pre or post workout, as a meal replacement, an afternoon snack, you name it! After dropping my boys off at school one morning, I drove past a place called The Juice Bar. I...
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2024 St. Louis Mom’s Shop Local Guide
'Tis the season to shop local! The St. Louis Mom team recently gathered for our annual holiday Favorite Things party and exchanged gifts from...
