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Kathleen Johns, 32, sits on her bed after an early morning shower in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home, and owing to the Covid-19 pandemic has no childcare help for a 3 year old, which leaves her exhausted each

Kathleen Johns, 32, sits on her bed after an early morning shower in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home, and owing to the Covid-19 pandemic has no childcare help for a 3 year old, which leaves her exhausted each day.

Gabriel, 3, cries at the dining table. He has asked for cheese crackers as part of his lunch, which the family ran out of yesterday . His mother, Kathleen, is a single parent who works full time from home. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no

Gabriel, 3, cries at the dining table. He has asked for cheese crackers as part of his lunch, which the family ran out of yesterday . His mother, Kathleen, is a single parent who works full time from home. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help as schools and daycares shut down, so sometimes things like the exact snack foods he demands, fall through the cracks as she attempts to be everything for her son, while maintaining her job and sanity

Kathleen attempts to dress her 3 year old, Gabriel, at their home in Washington, DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck someti

Kathleen attempts to dress her 3 year old, Gabriel, at their home in Washington, DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands care giving. Luckily today it is warm outside, after a long winter, so she is going take him outside.

Kathleen Johns, 32, sits at her dining room table in the morning light in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother of a 3 year old son Gabriel (not pictured), who works full time from home . Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help

Kathleen Johns, 32, sits at her dining room table in the morning light in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother of a 3 year old son Gabriel (not pictured), who works full time from home . Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help as even daycares have closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and around the clock caregiving.

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Gabriel, 3, plays with his mothers jewelry on her bed in Washington,DC. His mother Kathleen Johns, 32 (not pictured) is a single mother who is working full time from home, due to the pandemic. Due to daycare closures, she has no childcare help, so

Gabriel, 3, plays with his mothers jewelry on her bed in Washington,DC. His mother Kathleen Johns, 32 (not pictured) is a single mother who is working full time from home, due to the pandemic. Due to daycare closures, she has no childcare help, so has begun allowing her son to do things that before they were sequestered in their home ,she did not, just to help keep him calm.

Kathleen pulls her 40 lb child in a Radio Flyer cart on their way to a local park. A single mother who works full time from home, with no childcare help, as even daycares have closed. She feels intensely bad for her son who does not have any friends

Kathleen pulls her 40 lb child in a Radio Flyer cart on their way to a local park. A single mother who works full time from home, with no childcare help, as even daycares have closed. She feels intensely bad for her son who does not have any friends around–as everyone fears spreading the virus– so tries to be his playmate, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands care giving. Luckily it is a warm day (after a long winter) so they have the option of going outside as playgrounds have finally re-opened.

Kathleen sits with her 3 year old son, Gabriel at an outside restaurant waiting for a cup of coffee for take-away in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help ,

Kathleen sits with her 3 year old son, Gabriel at an outside restaurant waiting for a cup of coffee for take-away in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help , as her sons daycare center closed down. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving. Luckily today it is warm outside, after a long winter, so they had the option of sitting outside.

Kathy Reese, attempts to wash the dinner pots, while her 4 year old son David, hugs her legs and dog, Bella waits to be fed at their home in Washington DC.Kathly is the primary care giver for her son , while maintaining a 40 hour work week from home

Kathy Reese, attempts to wash the dinner pots, while her 4 year old son David, hugs her legs and dog, Bella waits to be fed at their home in Washington DC.Kathly is the primary care giver for her son , while maintaining a 40 hour work week from home, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Kathleen, sits on the floor in her kitchen holding her head, which she banged while trying to take care of her 3 year old child, Gabriel’s very specific and abundant demands about his dinner, tonight refusing to use the cup she set out for him requi

Kathleen, sits on the floor in her kitchen holding her head, which she banged while trying to take care of her 3 year old child, Gabriel’s very specific and abundant demands about his dinner, tonight refusing to use the cup she set out for him requiring instead a orange version with a dinosaur, that was in the dishwasher. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving.

Kathleen looks out the window of her home.

Kathleen looks out the window of her home.

Kathleen plays with her son, Gabriel at a park. She feels intensely bad for her child who doesn’t have any playmates around, but also stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands care giving. Luckily today it is warm outside, after a l

Kathleen plays with her son, Gabriel at a park. She feels intensely bad for her child who doesn’t have any playmates around, but also stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands care giving. Luckily today it is warm outside, after a long winter, so they have the option of going outside.

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Kathleen bathes her 3 year old son Gabriel, while explaining why he shouldn’t squirt the entire bottle of soap into the tub. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for he

Kathleen bathes her 3 year old son Gabriel, while explaining why he shouldn’t squirt the entire bottle of soap into the tub. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving.

Single mom Kathy has a small breakdown in the shower.Kathy works 40 hours a week with the US Patent office from her home in Washington DC, while being a full time care-giver to her small son. Typically each night after she puts him to bed, she can

Single mom Kathy has a small breakdown in the shower.Kathy works 40 hours a week with the US Patent office from her home in Washington DC, while being a full time care-giver to her small son. Typically each night after she puts him to bed, she can get 4 hours of work done after attending to the household chores of ordering groceries, washing dishes, and folding laundry, which leaves her constantly behind on her work. She gets about 5-6 hours of sleep per night

Kathy sits on the floor reading the 4th bedtime book in a row, to her 3 year old son, David. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathy has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmat

Kathy sits on the floor reading the 4th bedtime book in a row, to her 3 year old son, David. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathy has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving.

Kathleen fits her long, adult body onto the small bed of her 3 year old son, Gabriel who has asked that she read to him in bed tonight. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely

Kathleen fits her long, adult body onto the small bed of her 3 year old son, Gabriel who has asked that she read to him in bed tonight. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving.

After another long day attending to the needs of her son, Kathleen sits at her desk to begin her work day. Though she feels lucky that her job, affords her the possibility of completing assigned workloads in the evenings after she puts her son to b

After another long day attending to the needs of her son, Kathleen sits at her desk to begin her work day. Though she feels lucky that her job, affords her the possibility of completing assigned workloads in the evenings after she puts her son to bed at 8pm, its still difficult. She typically stays up until after midnight each day to complete her work, before attending to the mountain of dishes, laundry and deserted toys that have piled up.

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Kathleen Johns, 32, sits on her bed after an early morning shower in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home, and owing to the Covid-19 pandemic has no childcare help for a 3 year old, which leaves her exhausted each
Gabriel, 3, cries at the dining table. He has asked for cheese crackers as part of his lunch, which the family ran out of yesterday . His mother, Kathleen, is a single parent who works full time from home. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no
Kathleen attempts to dress her 3 year old, Gabriel, at their home in Washington, DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck someti
Kathleen Johns, 32, sits at her dining room table in the morning light in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother of a 3 year old son Gabriel (not pictured), who works full time from home . Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help
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Gabriel, 3, plays with his mothers jewelry on her bed in Washington,DC. His mother Kathleen Johns, 32 (not pictured) is a single mother who is working full time from home, due to the pandemic. Due to daycare closures, she has no childcare help, so
Kathleen pulls her 40 lb child in a Radio Flyer cart on their way to a local park. A single mother who works full time from home, with no childcare help, as even daycares have closed. She feels intensely bad for her son who does not have any friends
Kathleen sits with her 3 year old son, Gabriel at an outside restaurant waiting for a cup of coffee for take-away in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help ,
Kathy Reese, attempts to wash the dinner pots, while her 4 year old son David, hugs her legs and dog, Bella waits to be fed at their home in Washington DC.Kathly is the primary care giver for her son , while maintaining a 40 hour work week from home
Kathleen, sits on the floor in her kitchen holding her head, which she banged while trying to take care of her 3 year old child, Gabriel’s very specific and abundant demands about his dinner, tonight refusing to use the cup she set out for him requi
Kathleen looks out the window of her home.
Kathleen plays with her son, Gabriel at a park. She feels intensely bad for her child who doesn’t have any playmates around, but also stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands care giving. Luckily today it is warm outside, after a l
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Kathleen bathes her 3 year old son Gabriel, while explaining why he shouldn’t squirt the entire bottle of soap into the tub. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for he
Single mom Kathy has a small breakdown in the shower.Kathy works 40 hours a week with the US Patent office from her home in Washington DC, while being a full time care-giver to her small son. Typically each night after she puts him to bed, she can
Kathy sits on the floor reading the 4th bedtime book in a row, to her 3 year old son, David. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathy has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmat
Kathleen fits her long, adult body onto the small bed of her 3 year old son, Gabriel who has asked that she read to him in bed tonight. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely
After another long day attending to the needs of her son, Kathleen sits at her desk to begin her work day. Though she feels lucky that her job, affords her the possibility of completing assigned workloads in the evenings after she puts her son to b

Kathleen Johns, 32, sits on her bed after an early morning shower in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home, and owing to the Covid-19 pandemic has no childcare help for a 3 year old, which leaves her exhausted each day.

Gabriel, 3, cries at the dining table. He has asked for cheese crackers as part of his lunch, which the family ran out of yesterday . His mother, Kathleen, is a single parent who works full time from home. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help as schools and daycares shut down, so sometimes things like the exact snack foods he demands, fall through the cracks as she attempts to be everything for her son, while maintaining her job and sanity

Kathleen attempts to dress her 3 year old, Gabriel, at their home in Washington, DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands care giving. Luckily today it is warm outside, after a long winter, so she is going take him outside.

Kathleen Johns, 32, sits at her dining room table in the morning light in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother of a 3 year old son Gabriel (not pictured), who works full time from home . Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help as even daycares have closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and around the clock caregiving.

5:46 am

Gabriel, 3, plays with his mothers jewelry on her bed in Washington,DC. His mother Kathleen Johns, 32 (not pictured) is a single mother who is working full time from home, due to the pandemic. Due to daycare closures, she has no childcare help, so has begun allowing her son to do things that before they were sequestered in their home ,she did not, just to help keep him calm.

Kathleen pulls her 40 lb child in a Radio Flyer cart on their way to a local park. A single mother who works full time from home, with no childcare help, as even daycares have closed. She feels intensely bad for her son who does not have any friends around–as everyone fears spreading the virus– so tries to be his playmate, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands care giving. Luckily it is a warm day (after a long winter) so they have the option of going outside as playgrounds have finally re-opened.

Kathleen sits with her 3 year old son, Gabriel at an outside restaurant waiting for a cup of coffee for take-away in Washington,DC. Kathleen is a single mother who works full time from home. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she has no childcare help , as her sons daycare center closed down. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving. Luckily today it is warm outside, after a long winter, so they had the option of sitting outside.

Kathy Reese, attempts to wash the dinner pots, while her 4 year old son David, hugs her legs and dog, Bella waits to be fed at their home in Washington DC.Kathly is the primary care giver for her son , while maintaining a 40 hour work week from home, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Kathleen, sits on the floor in her kitchen holding her head, which she banged while trying to take care of her 3 year old child, Gabriel’s very specific and abundant demands about his dinner, tonight refusing to use the cup she set out for him requiring instead a orange version with a dinosaur, that was in the dishwasher. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving.

Kathleen looks out the window of her home.

Kathleen plays with her son, Gabriel at a park. She feels intensely bad for her child who doesn’t have any playmates around, but also stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands care giving. Luckily today it is warm outside, after a long winter, so they have the option of going outside.

Kathleen bathes her 3 year old son Gabriel, while explaining why he shouldn’t squirt the entire bottle of soap into the tub. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving.

Single mom Kathy has a small breakdown in the shower.Kathy works 40 hours a week with the US Patent office from her home in Washington DC, while being a full time care-giver to her small son. Typically each night after she puts him to bed, she can get 4 hours of work done after attending to the household chores of ordering groceries, washing dishes, and folding laundry, which leaves her constantly behind on her work. She gets about 5-6 hours of sleep per night

Kathy sits on the floor reading the 4th bedtime book in a row, to her 3 year old son, David. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathy has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving.

Kathleen fits her long, adult body onto the small bed of her 3 year old son, Gabriel who has asked that she read to him in bed tonight. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kathleen has no childcare help, as even daycares were closed. She feels intensely bad for her child who does not have any playmates around, but also feels stuck sometimes between duties to work and the demands of care giving.

After another long day attending to the needs of her son, Kathleen sits at her desk to begin her work day. Though she feels lucky that her job, affords her the possibility of completing assigned workloads in the evenings after she puts her son to bed at 8pm, its still difficult. She typically stays up until after midnight each day to complete her work, before attending to the mountain of dishes, laundry and deserted toys that have piled up.

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