I became The foster parent to my NIECE AND NEPHEW the same day as COVID-19 was declared a national emergency in the US.
I was a VP with a team of 40 people under me. I was a childfree single woman…
At 22 years old, I stood in front of my all male chain of command and told them I had to leave because I chose to keep my baby.
I found out I was 12 weeks pregnant after being deployed to Afghanistan for 10 weeks…
Because the f*cking bad a** part? It’s the part where I just keep showing up everyday because I know this is exactly what I’m supposed to be doing.
And then I think of the events that took place on that journey to get there…bringing my premie 5 week old to my very first kickoff meeting with my first employees…
Looking back, I'm in awe of all that I was managing and all that I accomplished during an unprecedented time.
I prepped during the first challenging trimester of my rainbow pregnancy, and passed with flying colors 22 weeks pregnant…