Closing <3
Hello my lovely Gremlins. If you have seen our social media, you know we are closing. I say this with all the love in our hearts, we are relieved.
As you know if you've been following us for a long time, we've already been dealing with a lot as a family with all of the various health issues. We also dealt with threats towards our children last week as a result of an experiment I did on TikTok.
We are not closing because of the bullying, threats, and harassment, but it did play a role. This has always been a passion project, and I just don't love Advancing Aiden MORE than I love being an a mom, a partner, an engineer, a runner, a creator, and so so much more.
There is so much about me that I miss, and the more we built Advancing Aiden, the more my anxiety grew. The more I struggled with anxiety, panic attacks, and PTSD flare ups. We've made adjustments, shifted focus, and tried everything recommended. At the end of the day, there was not enough of me to go around.
This is not a failure, this isn't a sad day for our family. This is truly so relieving for us. I want to go to the park on Saturday and play with my kids. I want to run 5 miles in the morning and not feel guilty for not filming, or packing orders, and the list goes on.
I don't want to film every item I create. I don't want to battle the egos of other creators. I don't want to live in a constant state of anxiety for what the emails hold after the ongoing issues we've been having.
I don't want to open an email to screenshots of my videos telling me to focus on losing my love handles instead of bullying others. I don't want to open my TikTok to people demanding information about our toddlers, or bullying us because of their own egos.
Frankly, this is purely selfish. And honestly, hella long overdue.
While we will miss all of your DEEPLY, we have to let you know, this is such a good thing for us. There will be a lot more to come, but as of now, our last day is May 31st, 2021. We will keep you up to date as we know more.
With so much deep love and respect to each of you,
Beka
Comments
I am so sad I just found you on tiktok and now you’re closing your doors You have so many awesome SVg’s And I hope you continue to sell But all in all I understand why you are closing your doors Maybe somebody else that you trust can run the business? I wish you nothing but happiness And success In the future May God-bless you and your family
I am so sad that this is happening. Nobody deserves what happened. I totally understand and support your decisions. I am also sad that I found you pretty recently on TikTok and just now found out we both live in the mighty mitten!!! Seriously like an hourish away 💜 and now you’re closing 😭 But FAMILY FIRST! I’m a Mama of 2 & Wife as well. I hope you find extreme happiness with your Littles & Hubby again 🥰
I just wanted to say that I’m so sorry to hear about you leaving. I’m glad you’re doing what you need to with your family. I wish you nothing but the best. I know we don’t know each other but I’ve been following what’s been going on. Thank you for your experiment. It sure has given me clarity to a few things
Congrats on your decision! That phrase “no one ever looked back at their life and wished they worked more”. Selfishly I’ll miss your videos and jokes! Enjoy those sweet babies!!
So happy for you and your family.
Your health, sanity and safety for you and your family is what is the most important and people will come to understand that. I wont lie, I’m a bit sad and selfish that you’ll be closing, but I completely understand your reasonings. We wish you all the best and I’ll be sending all my love to you and your family that I can.
Much love, Natt and Andrew