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Three-and-a-half years ago, my husband Brad and I moved from the Washington, D.C. area to Pittsburgh, where I grew up, in search of cheaper real estate and a lower cost of living. We also wanted to be closer to our families, as Brad is also from Pennsylvania. What we didn’t…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Elizabeth Wellington, cofounder of Moms Feelin’ Themselves. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my son was about a year old, I was having a tough morning (which wasn’t unusual). I had dropped him off at day care and needed…