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| We often take for granted where we live.
Maybe we don’t give much thought to what it takes to get to all
the places we need to in a day – to work, to the doctor or the
local pharmacy. At least not until we think about a baby and their
many needs. Never before did we think about how easily we could get
to the closest drugstore for children’s cough syrup, diapers,
or rash cream. And where will Junior take swimming lessons, go skating
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| It might not matter today where you live,
but when you bring a new life into your world, your universe will change.
Everything you do in a day will seem to relate to how quickly, or easily
you can get somewhere with a baby in tow. A lot more planning and thinking
ahead will be needed. Think about how to set up your lifestyle to reach
out to the places, services and people who are at a distance. |
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Can
you get there from here?
You may want to weigh the ups and downs of living outside a city centre
including rural areas or even setting up home in new suburbs that don’t
yet have full services. I will need these numbers close by to reach
the community services that will help me, wherever I live. Start by
finishing the following sentences:
I can…
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