The sudden shutdown of schools across the country, coupled with grocery store shelves being bare, has made the COVID-19 pandemic a difficult time for parents.
If they have the opportunity, many mothers are working from home during the quarantine. While others are displaced or dealing with a lack of childcare, and are trying their best to remain optimistic in the face of this crisis.
As a mother, I am especially aware of what this pandemic means for moms. While I worked from home yesterday, my mother and sister went to to several grocery stores to gather food and other necessities. They FaceTimed me so that I could see how empty the freezers were at
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