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Pandemic Parents, 5 Years Later: The mom who had foster kids in 2020
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Pandemic Parents, 5 Years Later: The mom who had foster kids in 2020

"It was just like, infinity schools in our house."

“Our foster daughter was doing virtual school. My partner was doing virtual school in the other room. My foster daughter couldn't really stay in virtual school unless I was right next to her, and I was often also on a video call with her social worker ,whose daughter was in virtual school. So it was just like, infinity schools in our house.”

Ashleigh had recently quit her job to become a foster parent, and found herself intensively parenting almost 24/7 when Covid lockdowns began. Here, she and Miranda discuss what life was like then, and how those dense days continue to impact her perspective as a parent now.

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