Show notes
Twenty years of friendship, four children, and one leap of faith later, a small business is born to two mothers in Singapore, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Long-time friends Evelyn Low and He Xinyi take us on a walk down memory lane, and reminisce about moments of nostalgia, joy and growth that ultimately led to the birth of ESSE Kids -- also known as their "fifth baby".
We talk about:
- Spending all our pocket money on bubble tea and neoprint machines as teenagers in Singapore;
- How old friendship habits die hard when they found themselves working for the same company;
- How nothing can ever prepare you for the overwhelming nature of first time parenthood;
- Hilarious birth stories during the pandemic;
- The importance of talking about the realities of parenting - which is not always pretty
- How none of us turned out to be the mothers we thought we would be;
- Why they founded their small business during such an intense time, and why it's become their happy place;
And finally, their hopes for embarking on the third decade of their friendship.
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