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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Kirstin Garriss in Washington

Mothers bear brunt of rising US costs: ‘It’s always a fight’

a women and young girl in store
Mother and daughter shopping for back to school supplies using school issued supply list, Target in Queens, New York. Photograph: UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

When it comes to managing the household grocery list, remembering all the various teachers at school, and juggling the family doctors’ appointments, Katherine de la Cruz has it all on her plate while working full-time as a paralegal.

“My brain is on, on, on 24/7. I think even while I sleep, I’m dreaming about what’s going to happen,” said de la Cruz, who lives in Arizona with her husband, toddler, two foster kids and another baby expected soon. “Then my husband tries to calm me down, but bless his heart, like, I mean, moms take out most of the family stuff anyways.”

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