Supporting Moms, No Matter What

On TikTok and in person, these Knoxville moms are focused on connection over division

It’s early on a Saturday morning and toddlers are zipping around with toy cars across the tile floor of a Knoxville housepainting company. You have to weave through these sweet swarms of busy children to get to the back room, where there’s a table piled high with free baby clothing, neatly sorted by age and size.

Jenna Barry and Alyssa Leon hover around the table, folding and refolding tiny onesies and cotton teeshirts. As other mothers trickle into the room, they take turns greeting them and offering up cups of Dunkin’ coffee and donut holes.