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From the Ted Talk by KC Davis: How to do laundry when you're depressed

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Because 2020 is when the COVID _________ happened and all of that _______ disappeared overnight. In a blur, my days ______ into _____________ difficulties, toddler meltdowns and depression. The dishes stayed in the sink for days. The _______ pile _______ impressive heights. And there was often not a path to walk from room to room. And when I should have been catching up on sleep, I would lay in bed at night and think to myself, "I'm failing. Maybe I'm not capable of being a good mom to two kids."

Solution

  1. support
  2. turned
  3. laundry
  4. lockdowns
  5. breastfeeding
  6. reached

Original Text

Because 2020 is when the COVID lockdowns happened and all of that support disappeared overnight. In a blur, my days turned into breastfeeding difficulties, toddler meltdowns and depression. The dishes stayed in the sink for days. The laundry pile reached impressive heights. And there was often not a path to walk from room to room. And when I should have been catching up on sleep, I would lay in bed at night and think to myself, "I'm failing. Maybe I'm not capable of being a good mom to two kids."

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