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[quote=Anonymous]Yup, hire help.  We hit our breaking point in May.  My mom has started helping with the kids (we are being careful, so this felt safe) a few mornings a week.  It's made a HUGE difference.  If she hadn't have been available, I would have started with a local teenager for a few hours at a time and after that would have moved to a more professional nanny.

If schools don't go back full time in the fall, I will probably be looking at hiring someone and maybe distancing a bit more from my mom again.

I did tell my DH that his line to his work needs to remain: if schools/camps etc are not open, he is NOT returning to the office.  If it's not safe for them, it is not safe for him/us.  And, he needs to help shoulder the child care burden.  The more people who tell their employers this, the more flexible they are all forced to be.  I bring it up in every "check in" phone call with my boss.  He is over all wonderful and has been incredibly understanding, but I need him to keep this in mind during every "upper management" call about bringing people back.  If schools are not open, those of us with kids WILL NOT be there.[/quote]

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