Lindsay Addario

We want a family, but I'm never going to be that person who's home all the time.

Yeah, it is true for me, actually.

I think people are so stunned that I actually said that out loud, but I really mean it.

You know, having kids is one of, of course, the greatest gifts in life, but it's also one of the hardest things I've ever done, you know, because I have these two sons who rely on me.

You can't just sort of turn them off when you need some time.

You know, you need...

It's a lot of work and it's a lot of emotion.

I have to be dedicated when I'm home to whatever they need and that's what parenting is.

But I think for any working parent, we have so much stress and so much on our minds that we bring home.

And so it's very hard.

You know, when I'm in a war zone, that is my focus.

And that's all I'm doing.

It's like I know how to navigate my work.

I go in.

I make calculations about the danger.

I photograph.

I go back to the hotel.

I file.

I try not to get hit in a missile strike.

I go to the shelter when I have to.