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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm so brain-dead, wiped, blotto. It's not even physical exhaustion (as my kids are 6 & 8), just the constant "executive function" of running virtual school and dual-earner work in one house for a year. I realize this is the most absurdly ridiculously privileged thing to say given our health and financial stability but I just want one month where I am not doing 10 things at once (poorly, laughably poorly). Has anyone been able to finagle some sort of limited leave of absence*? One month where I just made sandwiches, de-cluttered and turned on & off Zoom for the kids sounds like some sort of weird heaven.

*And worst thing is I have one of those wonky "save the world" DC jobs where I also feel guilty for not *wanting* to be 100% all the time![/quote]

I am painfully aware of the challenges of overseeing virtual school for my own 3 elementary school children, while working a demanding full time job.  Hats off to you for persevering through it all and I can understand fully the sentiment of wanting to unplug and have a break.  I would also offer the perspective that my spouse lost their job in the late spring.  100's of applications later, my highly educated spouse cannot even find work as a hourly worker in a store.  We are nickel and diming our groceries, the kids are wearing clothes that they outgrew a season ago and we feel utterly helpless and hopeless for any relief on the horizon.  Our kids are stressed and our marriage is feeling the strain of our financial uncertainty and the urgency of finding work.[/quote]

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