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Founder’s Journal: An Honest Take On Becoming The Mom You Never Thought You’d Be

I feel like there is a secret bond amongst New Yorkers. It’s an unspoken understanding that yes, I also choose to live in a cutthroat environment pushed to the absolute peak in every area of my life. It’s the contagious determination of being the best, surrounded by the best, is one that is equal parts sadistic and genius. It’s finding joy in taking 2 trains home from work to a 5th floor walk up with minimal AC with big dreams of moving closer to the city… eventually. A Darwinian ecosystem of sorts, only the strong survive and for most that means a child-free existence. It explains why for 10 years when I lived in New York I never thought I would have kids. Of course I occasionally dreamed of a Hamptons home filled with fresh hydrangeas and nannies, with a small kid here and there, but they were never ever on my Manhattan vision board. I wish I could tell you that now, as a mom with a toddler, plus 3 bonus teens living under the same roof that I am a different person, but honestly I still feel like a 22 year old New Yorker with an insatiable drive. Of course some priorities have changed and I can no longer rebound from a 2 AM night out at 1Oak, but alas, I still want to feel like her.

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