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[quote=Anonymous]We have 3 kids and after being home with no help for over 4 weeks now DH and I are starting to lose it between juggling our demanding full time jobs plus 24/7 childcare. Anyone have good coping tips or strategies, or anything you've discovered to make life a little easier right now?

We have an 8 year old, 4 year old and 1 year old and the days are just grueling. While DH tries to be as helpful as he can be, he has Zoom meetings nearly all day long and his company is business as usual. This leaves me with much of the daytime childcare duties, but DH will take a break if I have a meeting or something urgent for work which has been happening more and more frequently. the biggest challenge is that I need to simultaneously help my oldest with school work, which is often not self-explanatory and requires undivided attention, while also trying to entertain my 4 year old and keeping my 1 year old from hurting himself (he is into everything these days). It's hard because none of the kids really play together and they are each constantly fighting for my attention. Add to all of this cooking/serving 3 meals a day, cleaning up the bare minimum just so the house if not a disaster zone. Then when the kids are finally in bed at 8pm I log on and do work for 3-4 hours just to get the bare minimum done there too. I get zero down time or me time ever because there is just no way to carve it out unless I sleep less.

Sorry for venting - I know most of us are in the same situation or have it even harder. I am just not sure I can take months more of this. It would be so much better if I didn't have work looming over my head and I have thought about quitting, but we really need the money.[/quote]

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