Paulina wishes she could get some help at home.
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You know, people with young kids. Like, I don’t – I don’t know if it would be even possible to get, like, a – like someone assigned to you that can come once a week to help you whatever – like if it’s putting the dishes away or watching the kids for an hour so you can rest without being constantly, “Mom, mom, mom, mom, where’s my socks? Where’s my underwear. Is my laundry clean?” You know. Like I don’t even know if that would be possible. But that would help. Like once a week, even. Once every two weeks.
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