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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Right! I’m a millennial and this is the first time in my entire working life that I have zero flexibility. And at the same time, dh also lost all flexibility. Like we can’t even telework when very contagious. We aren’t even allowed to work telework while on business trips.

Dh and I likely wouldn’t have had a second or third child if we knew our lives would be this miserable. We had pleasant lives just 1.5 years ago and had no issue juggling. Something has to give and it feels like schools are our biggest pain points. It’s just insane to me how they get to cancel for the threat of snow. Or for every election and random holiday. More consistent schooling is needed. And 8 hours a day of school. Kids are consistently falling behind while also having no time for recess or lunch.

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Hang in there!  Assuming you live in MoCo and work for the Govt.  MoCo has lost the plot in regards to the education mission of schools.

Try to find some other families to team up with and take turns covering the insane amount of days MoCo schools are closed.

We are at a major inflection point.  Are we going back to the 50’s when women only had the option to stay at home and take care of the kids?  Or are we going to demand flexibility and support for families with community daycare and after school programs that allow people to work and manage the school day/work day gap?[/quote]

School is not meant to provide childcare. 
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