I’ve been saying for a while now that I am SO READY to leave NYC. But will be devastated the day I have to leave Stuytown.
Why?
Today I was reminded of why.
A lot of you likely saw my “real” post last week. It was a bad day. An unflattering photo. A true reality check in the face of the social media fallacy.
So many in my network reached out to thank me for the honesty – but also to check in.
The support was wonderfully overwhelming. I wasn’t actually looking for people to pick me up – just wanted to pull the curtain back for a moment.
Then today I went to grab something from our local Concierge service. A spot many of us moms will drop items off for their fellow moms in the area to pick up.
Amanda was giving me these adorable booties for Marley because her daughter outgrew them. When I picked the bag up it felt a tad heavy for a pair of booties.
When I opened it there was a card.
And a note.
And a gift.
Words of encouragement, commiseration, empathy, kindness. And of course, caffeine.
We met through a Moms group. Don’t know each other that well. She herself is a mom of twins (x2!), full time job, handling her own life – and she stopped it all for a moment – for me.
Thank you Amanda. (I’ll PM you privately now ?) Thank you community.
Thank you Stuytown.
Happy Holidays. May we all pay it forward.
