Ana Gildersleeve

Life goal: raising kids who speak multiple languages and think airports are basically their second home ✈️🌎

Couldn’t have done it without them❤️‍🩹

One of the greatest things I hope I can give my kids is what my parents gave me: wings, not limits. I hope I teach them to dream big, even when their dreams seem crazy. To never be afraid to try, to leave their comfort zone, or to choose a path that looks different from everyone else’s.

I hope I’m the parent who says, “Go for it. I believe in you.” The one who supports them, even when I’m scared for them. The one who is always there to catch them if they fall, but never holds them back from flying.

Because sometimes loving your children means letting them go… and trusting that the wings you helped them build will carry them🥺

Just like my parents did for me.

He tried every American sport possible 😂
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Back-to-school shopping in the U.S. is still a HUGE culture shock for me 😂🇺🇸

As a Spaniard living in the U.S., I had never experienced this growing up. In Spain, my parents didn’t have to buy a whole list of school supplies every year because the school provided pretty much everything! ✏️📚

Now I’m over here shopping for folders, crayons, glue, notebooks…and wondering how this became MY responsibility??looool 😂

Tell me in the comments how it works where you live!👇