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[quote=Anonymous]Divorced mom here for some perspective.  Everything falls to me...everything. Ex is separately quarantining and has decided not to take the DCs during this period at all (it was usually once a month for a weekend).  Your dynamic sounds like you typically do most of the domestic tasks at home while DH works long hours and makes substantially more money.  Your DH has never had this freedom from work and is taking full advantage of it. It has not dawned on him that your life has gotten substantially harder because you no longer have the infrastructure (school, housekeeper, etc) in place.  My suggestion is to dramatically lower your expectations regarding online school, simply let it go.  Second, also lower expectations regarding the dog ...ask DH to walk it and that is is (hire trainer later when you can).  Third, start lowering work for meals by having kids get their own cereal and make PB&J for lunch.   Fourth, realize your DH isn’t going to change and become some domestic helper... that is not the guy you married or the agreement in the marriage.  I say all this to tell you life is not better divorced and if you don’t let the resentment go it may be where you are headed.[/quote]

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