Pallavi Gogoi

But it is something that they worry about.

I mean, the other thing that they also worry about is they are the only parent.

Something could happen to them.

I think a lot of them do a lot of planning on that front.

I mean, almost every mom that I talk to, they're the most amazing planners that I have ever encountered in my life.

I think the one thing that I hear from every single mother is that you have to be part of a community.

And the community is not just going to come by itself.

You have to invest in creating that community around you.

So, you know, I'll go back to the two women that we spend a lot of time with.

You know, Adrienne Rumley, she picked up running.

She runs with her kid in her stroller because she wants to save on child care.

And she's like, while I'm running, you know, from 5Ks, 10Ks.

And she says, you know, this little child is either sleeping or watching this whole wide world while I, you know, pack in my runs.

And she says it's not going to just happen.

You have to invest in them.

She moved to a new town.

She got a new job.

And she says that, you know, if I am expecting someone to take care of my child in certain situations where I have to go see a doctor or whatever, I need to make sure that I am available to take care of their child, too.

There is a give and take in these relationships.

That is there in every relationship, but...