I have a few questions for you all

My mom was the bread winner of our family for most of our childhood after my father became disabled following brain surgery. She only worked the night shift, but 8 hour shifts. She slept while we were in school. She tried to lie down for an hour or two before going in to work, but there were 5 of us kids and we were sometimes merciless about disturbing her. After we were all out of the house, she continued working nights so she could be home during the day with my father who often needed assistance with things. I worked at a hospital that had a weekend program. A lot of the people working the weekend program were moms with kids at home or students.