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Photos of What Parenting Looks Like Amid COVID-19

A Year in Pictures: What Living Through COVID Was Like For Families

In May, Ethan Taylor and his girlfriend Carly Hellerstedt had the chance to photograph a socially-distanced graduation ceremony at Fannin County High School in Georgia. Having graduated from the same high school just a few years prior, Ethan and Carly were determined to make the experience memorable for the students.
"The school hosted a group ceremony so that the students had a secondary, more traditional celebration," Ethan told POPSUGAR. "It was very emotional and surreal to be a part of. It felt like we were making history, Carly and I even took photos of ourselves with our cameras and in masks to remember it by. It wasn't sad, but it was definitely intense and emotional to be down there."

The pandemic has given a new meaning to parenting. Whether you're an essential worker trying to find childcare, working from home with your kids in tow, or a brand-new parent, COVID-19 has certainly made raising children a little more complicated.

Despite the struggle of parenting with so much uncertainty in the world, families have proven that resilience is the name of the game these days. Ahead, find a selection of photos that illustrate what parenting amid a global pandemic has been like. From dropping your little ones off at school clad in a mask to attending a socially-distanced graduation ceremony, these shots all illustrate our new reality.

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