“Anything is possible.”
That’s the message Serena Williams has for mothers and fathers around the world juggling parenthood and work.
Since becoming a mother to her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr in 2017, Serena has become a champion for working mothers.
And now, in a new Instagram post, the tennis star has left yet another inspirational message for working parents.
“As I head into next year it’s not about what we can do it’s what we MUST do as working mums and working dads,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion wrote.
“Anything is possible. I am getting ready for the first match of the year and my dear sweet baby was tired and sad and simply needed mama’s love,” she continued.
“So if it means warming up and stretching while holding my baby, that’s what this mama will do.”
Serena went on to address that life is equally intense for both working and stay-at-home parents.
“You inspire me. Hearing your stories makes me know I can do this,” she wrote.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This year is to you!”
Back in July, Serena shared her heartbreak at missing one of her daughter’s major milestones while training for Wimbledon.
“She took her first steps… I was training and missed it,” she wrote on Twitter.
“I cried,” she added.
During the French Open last year, Serena dedicated her iconic black catsuit to mothers who had a “tough recovery from pregnancy”.
“All the mums out there that had a tough pregnancy and have to come back and try to be fierce, in a middle of everything. That’s what this represents,” Serena said in post-match interviews.
“It feels like this suit represents all the women that have been through a lot mentally, physically, with their body to come back and have confidence and to believe in themselves.”
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Top Comments
Great she can work and hold her child. I can't take my kids to work . This is like saying that the royals are 'just like us'
Nope.
Serena Williams has ONE BABY and oodles of money for all of the paid support she could need. Most of us are in the trenches with kids of multiple ages and very little practical support and so it feels like very little is possible. I'm constantly needing to remind myself that my life's purpose is not just about 'achieving my dreams'. It's also about helping the people I love achieve theirs. I'm not inspired by this woman one bit.
You lost my respect when you cited Serena Williams having “ONE BABY” as part of your argument. Parenting can be difficult. Full stop. The level of difficulty is not determined by how many children you have.
well actually...
Evidence points to "GENERALLY" the first three make it harder and then after that it gets easier that.
Losing all respect for one pretty mild observation is pretty arbitrary too, I think.
Hello having ONE baby means she is a mother!
That's what people with less kids say :)
I agree that being a parent is difficult no matter how many children you have -- especially when kids have additional challenges, needs etc. But it's foolish to think that it doesn't get harder the more kids you have. I thought parenting was hard when I had one child. I now look back at that time and realise that it was hard because I wasn't "fit" in terms of my parenting skills (how can you be without experience?) It was WAY easier to claim that a baby can fit around your life, to take them out places, to manage something else on the side, to work part-time. I now have many children and it is truly impossible.