“What am I to do?” An oral history of mothering children in online school
“I’m the security guard, a mother, a father, a teacher, I’m everything.” Parents and children reflect on a year of remote learning and its impact on their finances, mental health, and family.
Morley Musick · January 20, 2021

Chastity Esquilin (mom), Jada Esquilin (fifth grader) and Scarlett Figueroa (baby) | Illustrator: Gaby Febland
Kaylee Breiding, mother of Aubrey Cambillo, Grade 5

Kaylee Breiding (mom) and Aubrey Cambillo (fifth grader)
| Illustrator: Gaby Febland
Ryan Bailey Sr., mother of Ryan Bailey Jr., Third Grader

Ryan Bailey Sr. (mom) and Jr. (fifth grader)
| Illustrator: Gaby Febland
Chastity Esquilin, Mother of Jada Esquilin, Fifth grader

Chastity Esquilin (mom), Jada Esquilin (fifth grader) and Scarlett Figueroa (baby)
| Illustrator: Gaby Febland
Morley Musick is a contributing editor to New York Focus and the founder of Mouse Magazine.
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