Woman sitting with child grabbing her leg (Photo: Shuttersotck)

Imagine a single mom who is trying to balance a demanding career at a marketing firm while raising her 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. She is thankful to work from home since the pandemic, but she just got notice that by the end of 2024, they will be required to be in the office four out of five days a week. As this transition looms, she wonders how she will find two spots at the same daycare, how she'll have to juggle drop off and pick up with her commute, and crossing her fingers that she can afford it all. After all, she moved to a more affordable, but more rural neighborhood, during the pandemic because it was cheaper than living in a metropolitan area.

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