Serena Williams reminds us that we can grow in 2019 (while holding growing babies)

For many, the New Year is a time to think about self-improvement and setting new goals. As we flip the calendar personal growth seems to dominate the cultural conversation, and Serena Williams is reminding parents that even if we have a growing baby in our arms there is room for us to grow, too.

“As I head into next year it’s not about what we can do it’s what we MUST do as working moms and working dads. Anything is possible,” she wrote on Instagram Monday.

In the caption of two photos of herself warming up for training while holding daughter Olympia, Williams reminded the world that parents often work (both in paid and unpaid roles) like this, something that needs to be talked about more.

We need to talk about growing personally while holding growing babies because it reminds society that parents need support.

We need to talk about the load working parents carry in a work culture that often fails to consider families and needs to change.

And we need to talk about how we are doing all this (and how it is sometimes really hard) because we can inspire others. We’re already inspiring Serena.

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