Maddie K

Maddie K
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Maddie is a fulltime single mom to a biracial and bicultural daughter. When she's not busy surviving her daughter's tween years, you can find her reading. This proud book nerd's other favorites include: coffee, Harry Potter, Spanish, fighting the patriarchy, scuba diving, skincare, tacos, and always advocating for inclusion. Definitely an introvert, she has way too many pets, and no longer allows herself to look at the social media accounts for Stray Rescue or the Humane Society. A former educator, Maddie is now grateful to work from home as an analyst. Maddie is also a childhood AML Leukemia survivor, and has been battling Papillary Thyroid Cancer since she was 19 (without divulging her age, let's just say it's been way too long lol). She's spent most of her entire life in the St. Louis area - some of her favorite things about the city are: STL sports teams, the Zoo, the cat cafés, Novel Neighbor, and Imo's pizza (Provel cheese is still real cheese in her heart)!
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Drop Everything and Read Day

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     I have often felt embarrassed to admit the type of books I love to read; my favorite book genre has been a source of embarrassment for far longer than I’d like to admit. The...

Lunchtime in the Girl’s Bathroom

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  My tween usually goes to bed around 9:30 PM … but last night, we were both up way past our normal bedtimes. I sat on the side of her bed and tried my best...

2024 : The Year I Put Slugs on my Face

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Slugs on my face?!? Ok, don’t worry, that’s not really a thing. But have you ever heard of “slugging”? Because that IS actually a thing.  I love to follow different dermatologists on Instagram, and often...

Please Don’t Call My Daughter “Dark”

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Recently, I had an interaction with another mom where she told me I was “defensive” of my daughter. She said it as if it were a bad thing.  Is being a protective mom necessarily bad?...

To the Single Mom This Christmas

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To the Single Mom this Christmas originally ran in December, 2019.   I was recently scrolling Instagram, and one of my friends had posted a cute picture of her and her two kids in front of...
a woman sitting by a window reading a book

A Mom Just Trying to Find a Hobby

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So the one thing that I’ve really learned during this pandemic is that I don’t have many hobbies. After teaching and “mom-ing," I’m usually too exhausted to even stay awake past 8 PM. Over...

COVID-Friendly Restaurants: A St. Louis County Guide to Supporting Local

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These COVID-friendly restaurants have been compiled by contributing writers Maddie K. and Graham Behnke.   As I think back to last spring, I can honestly say that I never thought we would still be dealing with...

Finding the Positive Amidst a Pandemic: The Silver Linings of COVID

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Discovering the silver-linings of this pandemic is like receiving an unexpected gift.   Life is hard right now ... honestly, that’s probably an understatement. It’s hard to find the good when I feel that COVID has...

A Balancing Act: When Physical and Mental Health are at Odds

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The COVID-19 balancing act between physical and mental health is a challenge for moms to maintain, especially when there are no clear answers. Please tell me I am not the only mom that feels like...
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This Isn’t Homeschooling: No Degree in the World Could Prep Me For This

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What we are being asked to do right now isn't homeschooling. Teacher moms know what it means to dedicate themselves to their work, but this takes it to another level.   While scrolling through my newsfeed...