Kids

It’s not easy to raise kids without a village.

No babysitters. No helpers. No maid. No dishwashers. No car. No luxury.

It’s basically only the two of us. Just the 2 of us. Just me and my spouse. Week in. Week out. Every day. Every night. Every single waking moment. We make all the meals, we change the diapers, we clean the messes, and we also carry the weight of responsibilities since day 1.

We move in and we move out, not always gracefully, but always with the right intent. Always with unconditional love. Always with the right understanding that we’re in this together. We are the village. The safety net. The middle-of-the-night shift and then the morning chaos crew. No back up plans. No easy way out. It’s not easy. It’s a lot of work and not a lot of breaks. But we have built something steady. We cried, we argue, we laughed at one another, but we always figured it out as we go. For sure, we are tired. But we are showing up each and every time. Every single time. For our kids. For ourselves. For our family. For our future.

So here’s to the ones doing it without the crowd. We might be the rare species. The ones who have somehow figured it out along the way. The hard way. The ones making it work with what you have. And realizing what you have is actually everything that you need. Because even without a village, we’re still raising something beautiful. Something that we can be proud of.

We are the parents of 2 lovely kids born under 7 years old and we have survived 7 years balancing babies, kids, life, love, hobbies and our career without a village. The best part is that we still manage to pivot towards what we really like to do and excel in our careers.