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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t have a family option. You say you don’t have a nanny option. You don’t want to not work. He doesn’t want to not work. I’m not sure what other options you have. I watch a friends kid sometimes, she has a permanent 3 day per week nanny share and her parents fill in the other 2 days. On days they can’t do I help out if I’m not at work because my kid is school age. I wouldn’t want to do if if he was sick though. If you’d kid is too sick for daycare there is prob no one else who wants to watch them either. [/quote]

OP here. The majority of families with kids have 2 working parents, and the majority of those don't have nannies. I know some are covered by involved grandparents/aunts who watch sick kids, but many don't have that either. And they somehow figure it out. So, I was hoping to get some practical advice, but maybe people in this forum are too wealthy to have this problem?[/quote]

They take leave without pay from work. Which is very expensive. Or they lose their jobs which is even more expensive. Or they pay more for someone who will care for their kids while sick. Which is expensive too. There aren't any great solutions.[/quote]

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