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[quote=Anonymous]I'm struggling so much in this pandemic. My husband and I have 3 small kids. Two are doing distance learning while the youngest is a toddler. We also both work from home. Our schedules are very meeting heavy and the current pace of trying to help kids with learning while switching off for meetings and taking care of the toddler is beyond draining and its taking a mental and emotional toll on both me and my husband. We had a nanny that had gotten and recovered from COVID earlier in the year so we felt that her "immunity" (who knows how long that lasts per the current science) was at least a barrier. But, she quit due to her own family concerns and issues. So, now we have to decide whether to bring in someone new. My husband has a serious preexisting condition and one of my kids has an inherited condition where its not yet known how his body will react to an infection like COVID. Choosing sanity in the form of getting more help comes with the absolute fear that we're exposing ourselves to someone that we are trusting to do the right thing in their own lives with quarantining. The other option is to continue doing this on our own. But, I think the high tensions of our days is taking an awful toll on us stress-wise and relationship-wise.

Has anyone else bitten the bullet and hired help trusting them to do the right thing and quarantine when not around your family? Is there a certain type of person that you hire (someone who lives alone/has no kids of their own/etc) to reduce the risk of exposure?[/quote]

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