With many schools across the country going virtual for the indefinite future, life has turned upside down for families. As two toddler moms working from home, we juggle snacks, naptime, and teatime with stuffed animals with our own endless Zoom meetings and overflowing inboxes. It’s easy to feel like you’re doing everything badly when you’re struggling to figure out how to do your full-time job in between trying to keep a curious and rambunctious toddler from climbing the dresser (again). But millions of families have it so much worse.
Essential workers like MomsRising member Kenya from Washington state face impossible choices. The proud single mom of two small children, ages 1 and 8, has struggled to find child care since the pandemic hit, forcing her to reduce her hours at the assisted living facility where she works. From nurses to home care workers to teachers, COVID-19 is showing us all that people who care for our loved ones are doing essential and often undervalued work
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Enough with Impossible Choices: Saving Child Care Din COVID-19
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