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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."
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“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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