We spent the first year of parenting our son feeling so alone. We didn’t have family close by and most of our friends didn’t have kids. Sixteen months after our son was born, our daughter joined the family and we hastily needed to find a new place to live. Stumbling into a 22 unit building with zero charm, we were amazed to discover an in-unit parenting community that changed our lives for the better.
We’ve shared a nanny with our neighbors, our kids go to school and daycare together. Complete strangers quickly became our children’s emergency contacts and our closest friends.
They supported us physically, emotionally, and saved us from spiraling in on ourselves.
We were so lucky to have them,, but it did make us wonder: What does everyone else’s parenting community look like?
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