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It’s Okay If Your Big Dream Is To Be Someone’s Mom

“Come with me as I start my morning as a thriving woman…” sounds like the beginning of a TikTok where a woman’s either power-walking down Wall Street in stilettos and a blazer, or sipping a $9 matcha in a sleek Pilates set, right?

By Christian Bevere4 min read
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But that’s not the scene I had this summer morning; I was thriving in a different way. It started with a walk—not to a boardroom or a barre class, but to the neighborhood park. And while I wasn’t on a reformer machine, I was breaking a little sweat pushing my two-year-old and eight-month-old on the playground swings (each at their age-appropriate velocity).