The
Morning RUSH
By Jacqueline Renfrow
Two-and-a-half hours of
parenting one neurotypical
child and two children
with disabilities
Two months into virtual school, Jacqueline Renfrow
began to realize just how much she appreciated the
slower mornings of quarantine. Getting three kids
logged into Zoom at the same time could be chaotic,
but it didn’t compare to chaos of getting them out
the door every morning when school still took place
in classrooms.

Here, the Maryland mom of a neurotypical child,
an autistic child and a 2E child reflects on the hectic
pace of her family’s pre-coronavirus mornings.

42 Washington FAMILY JULY 2020