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[quote=Anonymous]You sit down with your spouse and mark all the known holidays, teacher planning days, breaks etc on your work calendars. You make a plan, whether it’s one of you taking the day off or hiring a sitter. For the unexpected days off, you communicate early and often. You’re watching the weather and noting when your kid starts to show any symptoms that would keep them home. You talk it through with your spouse—which day would be easier to work from home, can you each take part of the day, etc. Does one of you have a busier, more intense season at work? You continually work towards balance, as in “I stayed home the past 3 days when Larlo was sick. I have to go in. You’re going to need to reschedule that meeting.” It’s hard, but it’s even more difficult when you don’t talk it through, when you bean count, and when you let annoyances build up. Each parent has to be unafraid to take the time. [/quote]
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