
Photos: A middle class couple’s uncertain path

Jessica Wood tied son Emmett’s shoes as her mother, Anne Low, looked on.
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| October 13, 2012

Wood and her family live with her parents while they try to get out of debt.
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| October 13, 2012

Jessica and Randy Wood spent a recent morning running errands.
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| October 13, 2012

For now, buying even a used car is a strain.
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| October 13, 2012

Jessica Wood, who is a teacher, has moved back in with her husband and their two kids.
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| October 13, 2012

A list of weekday dinners and who is assigned to prepare them in the two-family house.
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| October 13, 2012

After dinner, Barry Low played the piano with his grandchildren.
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| October 13, 2012

Jessica Wood prepared her classroom in Lawrence.
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| October 13, 2012

The Woods played with their children in their parents' backyard in-ground pool.
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| October 13, 2012

Randy Wood checked his email to find that he was passed over for the job for which he had interviewed.
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| October 13, 2012

Maisie Wood modeled her new back-to-school clothes for her parents.
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| October 13, 2012

Maisie and Emmett Wood got ready to bike to a nearby park.
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| October 13, 2012