My kids are 5, 3, and 1, and we live in the suburbs. We walk whenever possible instead of taking our minivan.

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Composite image — on the left, the author is walking and smiling while pushing a stroller, on the right is a baby in a stroller and a three-year-old on a small toy bike.
The author lives in the suburbs of Southern California with three kids, but walks whenever she can.

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We got a minivan when I was pregnant with our second kid, and I'm weirdly obsessed with it. I don't care that my friends say it's dorky.

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Family unpacking groceries from minivan on a sunny day.
The author (not pictured) loves her minivan.

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