University City is a true gem to STL! It has so much to offer and is an excellent place for families.   It's been almost three years since I became a U City mama. I can finally say I love it...
I have reached a mommy milestone. I’m good!   For the first time in my five years of being a mom, I’m okay with where I am in motherhood.     I’m going to be honest for a second— I was very nervous about...
Hey, girl dad,   You’re killing it. Did you know that? Here you are raising the next generation of fearless women in a world that is far too often ugly and cruel. Here you are doing your best to empower them...
Sometimes you've got to be the Momma who is breaking the rule.   “They can’t give him breastmilk now that he’s one.”   Wait, what? The mama-rage was filling my body, and it wasn’t even 8 am on a Monday. Always a good...
We lost our beloved Lola in January to suspected bone cancer. She’d been with us almost 16 years and was my fur baby before I had my human babies. We are dog lovers at our core, so we knew...
Dearest Tween,    It has been hard lately, hasn’t it? It seems like there are more disagreements and less patience by the day. You’ve gotten more sassy, and I’ve gotten more stubborn, and that combination has not been pretty. You are...
COVID devastated the place of countless women in the workforce. According to the National Women’s Law Center, 2.3 million women left the workforce from February 2020 through January 2021. But for those that were fortunate enough to have the...
In March of 2021, the social media platform LinkedIn added "Stay-At-Home Mom" as an option for a job title. This was created mostly to help mothers explain a gap in their resume for the time they took off to...
Typically, the month of May is all about honoring mom with Mother’s Day, but with Armed Forces Day being May 15th, I absolutely want to honor two of my sons who make me so proud serving in the Army...
“What are you doing for your mom for Mother’s Day?”   “We’re taking her to brunch.”   This was a lie. Well, sort of. We were taking my Mother-in-Law to brunch. MY mom had been gone for 11 years. The lie seemed easier...

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Mom’s Guide to Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner and St. Louis Mom has put together the ultimate guide to help you plan for a fun holiday...
two moms with their arms full of clothing as they thrift shop

Thriftmas: A 2-Year Update!