Kimberly Adams

They get a day where they're working two jobs, and there are all sorts of costs to that.

Marketplace's Stephanie Hughes shares her firsthand experience.

This week, I've been referring to my seven-year-old, William, as my assistant.

Yes, I'm a good typer.

Baltimore, where I live, was hit by about a foot of snow.

Public schools have been closed all week.

My husband and I split up childcare and tried to do our jobs with the kids around.

But even when you hide yourself away in the house, your children will find you.

Let me send this one message and then I'm going to come downstairs and talk to you and daddy, okay?

For working parents, no days become this jumble of work and parenting where you feel like you do nothing well.

And I'm one of the lucky ones.

I can work from home.

I heard from lots of parents in the region who are exhausted.

Matthew Johnson manages a team of developers for a tech company.

He lives in Washington, D.C.

with his wife, who works in data visualization.

They have three kids.

This week, they had to take turns working and caring for their children, which meant taking paid time off.

They're still paying for child care, even though they weren't able to access it much of the week.

Johnson says it's taken an emotional toll, too.