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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the higher earner in my household, so I will go back. I already bought a parking pass just in case. It will cost us plenty in driving/parking but the big impact is to my non-fed DH, who will need to limit himself to remote roles so he can handle the to/from school situation. Right now we split it because we each work hybrid. [/quote]

What did you do before COVID in terms of getting kids to and from school situation?[/quote]

Np here. A lot of us have childcare activities and arrangements that are completely different than they were 5-6 years ago.
When our first was born we lived in DC. DH was a graduate student and I commuted daily to the office. My DD’s daycare was in my downtown federal building.

When DD was almost 3 we moved to a different state for DH’s job. I stayed with my agency and was required to go to my office 45 mins away one day a week. DD’s daycare was on the same campus as my DH’s job. Our second DD went there too. During this time our office changed to a location 1.5 hours away for me, which was part of my choice to go part time for a while. I worked from home 3 days, commuted one, and took one off.

Our older daughter was in elementary school when the pandemic hit, but younger DD’s daycare closed. DH lost his job and I worked fulltime from home. We never returned to requiring in-office work, but we do travel for work. When DD found a new job it was also work from home and we put younger DD in daycare in our neighborhood. Because of challenges finding caregivers, it changed its hours to be 8:30-5 (pre pandemic it was 7:30-6). That worked fine for us since we were two blocks away and could stagger our work days but wouldn’t have worked if we were commuting. Now my older DD takes a city bus (no school buses in our town) to and from middle school. She doesn’t need after care but I like that we’re home with her. My younger DD can be dropped off at 8:15 and has to be picked up from aftercare by 6. If I were commuting daily leaving at 7 and getting home at 7 we’d need other care. Also, right now when I rarely go in I take a taxi or Lyft to the train station. If I went to the office daily we’d need to buy a second car or I’d need to leave by 6:40 am to catch a bus that goes to the train station  
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