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[quote=Anonymous]DH is a workaholic with zero paternity leave.  We just had a newborn and under normal circumstances, DH would have barely spent any time with the baby.  Instead, he gets lots of quality bonding with both the baby and our older DD who is loving it.  We get to eat dinner as a family every night.  I thought DH and I would drive each other crazy, but we've been fine!  Since I'm on maternity leave, I don't have to juggle WFH and taking care of the kids like many of you do.  I've been getting my homeschooling fix that I always wanted, but with none of the pressure since ODD is not in primary school yet.  It's been fun for both of us!

On the other side of things, the pandemic has created a lot of issues with DH's work and he's expecting both a pay cut and professional downgrade.  All the plans I made for second baby - visits from grandparents, extra childcare so I could spend quality 1:1 time with each kid and take care of myself - all went out the door.  My body feels like a big pile of mush.  I know my issues, while they make me sad and stressed, are not that big a deal in the bigger scheme, though.

So overall, for us, our day-to-day lives are better since we get to enjoy each other as a family more.  At the same time, we're stressed for our close family members who are essential workers and that we'll catch covid-19 and pass it along to the newborn.  And for how bad things are and that they'll get only worse for so many others.   I like to focus on the positive, though, not just for my sake but for the other people I live with.[/quote]

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