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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would never approve an employee to work from home if they were also taking care of any child under 12.  Are you kidding me?  I can't believe you are actually asking this.[/quote]

Not everyone has trolled the boards and read the other 20 times this work from home question as been asked.  But, it's understandable that someone would think that this would be ideal for them.  I didn't see "rocket scientist" as a requirement to ask a question.  Oops, sorry.  Not qualified.  If that's the case, I hope that you're the director of some intelligence agency or something comparable.[/quote]

Are you the OP?  Because if you are, then you need a serious attitude adjustment.[/quote]

OP here, and no I didn't post the rocket scientist/intelligence agency rant (yipes!!).

I appreciate the honest feedback and personal experience from those who offered it.  I stayed at home for the first 12 weeks and totally realize that taking care of kiddo is a full-time job and then some.  Even more so as they get older.  Some days it's a victory to shower, much less check e-mail.  So I definitely get that it would be a disservice to an employer to WFM without some kind of childcare support.  FWIW, I don't plan to try to "cheat" the system.  I would be mortified if I failed my employer because I overestimated the amount of uninterrupted time I could dedicate to work.  That's why I would want to enter into a WFM arrangement with a very honest assessment of how much time I could work (and it sounds like it wouldn't be much).  I also don't want to try to WFM if my kid suffers because of it.  I guess I just want to get a feel for whether anyone out there has had any success in bringing in a little extra income while trying to stay at home.  [/quote]

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