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THE LAST WORD

From soccer mom

to Zoom mom

By Fanta Kaba

Being a mother has been never Already a superwoman, now Don’t pretend to have network
easy! Constantly forced to multi- she must be a digital wonder- issues when your boss asks you
task – from keeping the children woman as her status changes a question while you don’t know
on their feet to many other tasks from soccer mom to Zoom mom, the answer. She will know!!
that require her attention from day who spends a lot of time using
to day. apps for work, from her children’s Always be on mute so your peers
school to the various needs and won’t realise you are watching a
With all the upheavals linked duties in the workplace. REDTV show instead of paying
to COVID-19, it has become attention to their presentation.
necessary to adapt to different Well, here’s for the Zoom Lock the door so your crazy
ways of living which made the moms: girlfriend doesn’t barge in telling
tasks a little more delicate. you about her latest breakup and
Whether for your children’s never take your device with you
Now doing more things digitally, activities or for your professional to the restroom … for obvious
a mother must ensure that she is needs, make sure you know how reasons.
providing an adequate and safe to use the online meeting app
environment for her kids to thrive. before you find yourself in the hall Test your setups before a
Good news is that half of the gas of fame of epic e-meetings fails. meeting. You don’t want to be
money she spent on driving them sharing the “wrong” screen with
to practice and games pre-covid, And if you don’t want a pant-less strangers. Arrive on time and
is now being saved. husband wandering in during don’t connect to the call wearing
your sessions, make sure your your PJ thinking you would never
spouse knows your schedule. be asked to put your camera on.

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