Kaitlyn would go for bike rides to cope.
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And especially like when my son was a baby that was like my only outlet that I had. I would just go take him for a bike ride. Like I would just go cycling all the time. Because he would just still be with me safe in his seat, and that was literally the only outlet that I had was physical activity. Which to the outside, again that looked like I was doing fine, but like really, I couldn’t stand to just be still.
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