In the early years of motherhood I worked at a daycare, and I witnessed on my shifts the skill and imagination inherent to care work. I also observed the patience of those who—it must be said—did it so much better than I did, many of whom continue to help raise my children and give me space to work and rest. As my children have returned to school and daycare in the wake of the pandemic, I have glimpsed, thanks to my network of care, what I longed for in lockdown: space to think, to write, to breathe, to sit in my body without interruption. Space to feel the way I never quite felt as a
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