Diary of an overworked, exhausted Clayton County mom

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Diary of an overworked, exhausted Clayton County mom

Clayton County resident Mapillar Dahn kept a weeklong diary for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of her experiences with remote learning and working from home.

Mapillar Dahn stands for a photo in her garage, which doubles as her workspace, at her residence in Hampton, Monday, October 12, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Cayden Dahn, 11, participates in virtual learning at Eddie White Academy. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Sisters Cayden Dahn (left) and M'Cayla Dahn (center) participate in virtual learning with their cousin Hajar Tyler (right). (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Dahn gives her daughter Hajar Tyler, 11, a snack during her virtual learning at Eddie White Academy. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Mapillar Dahn talks with her daughter Khadeejah Tyler (foreground) in their kitchen. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Sisters Amatullaah Tyler (right), 16, and Khadeejah Tyler (left), 15, participate in virtual learning at Lovejoy High School. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Mapillar Dahn attends to her daughter Khadeejah Tyler, 15, while she undergoes her sickle cell anemia treatment at the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta October 7, 2020 STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Khadeejah Tyler, 15, undergoes her sickle cell anemia treatment at the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta October 7, 2020 STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Khadeejah Tyler, 15, undergoes her sickle cell anemia treatment at the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta October 7, 2020 STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Mapillar Dahn talks with her daughter Khadeejah Tyler, 15, while she undergoes her sickle cell anemia treatment at the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta October 7, 2020 STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

10/12/2020 - Hampton, Georgia - Mapillar Dahn speaks about her family's transition to virtual learning and her working from home. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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Mapillar Dahn stands for a photo in her garage, which doubles as her workspace, at her residence in Hampton, Monday, October 12, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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