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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the people who freak out about full days and half days off midweek. Most likely younger kids with parents who work full time go to some type of before and aftercare. There are such places are open on days off from school. Our before and aftercare is open for all of spring break except Good Friday. They are closed over winter break but we either use vacation and go away or we create a rotation with neighbors to stay home and watch the kids.

Today is a half day. The bus will take my kid to his aftercare for the rest of the afternoon. When I was looking for before and aftercares, I made sure to choose one that was open on professional days , holidays such as Rosh Hashanah and half days.

Do that many people really not pay for before and aftercare and that's why they're bent out of shape over a few midweek closings and half days per year? They are there to put their kids on the bus and then be able to be home by the time it returns every day? If there is that much flexibility in their schedules then a few closings for holidays or professional days shouldn't be an issue. Or did they not think ahead and they chose a before/aftercare that is closed when schools are closed?

As a parent it's my responsibility to find care for my kid. It costs me $600/month but that's life. I can't expect the schools to operate on a schedule that works best for me as a parent. [/quote]

I agree 1000000%[/quote]

I don't pay other people to watch my kids unless I absolutely have to. My husband and I planned our current careers. I work 6-2pm. and he works 9-6pm. Why in the world would we pay for before or after care[/quote]

That’s great. You barely get to see your husband[/quote]

DP. How do you figure? By my count, she sees him as much as others see their working spouses, plus she sees her kids more.[/quote]

I made some assumptions, but they are reasonable--and some weren't needed in the logic...

Let P1 be parent 1
Let P2 be parent 2
Let C be the one child

A1: Commute time for each parent is 30 minutes. This is actually a pretty good commute for the DC area and far below what many have; however, somebody who is hacking schedules so tightly is likely to hack commute times as well.
A2: 8 hours of sleep is required each night per person.
A3: Each person falls asleep immediately upon laying down.
A4: It takes about 45 minutes for each person to wake up and get ready in the morning to be ready to leave.
A5: A child requires 30 minutes of dedicated time from a parent in the morning to get ready.
A6: There is only one child, and that child goes to an elementary school that begins at 9:00.
A7: The bus picks up the child at 8:30 am exactly.
A8: P1 works exactly 8 hours, including time for lunch and breaks.
A9: P2 works 9 hours, including lunch and breaks.

P1 starts work at 6:00 am (from the example given by PP)
By A1, we know that P1 leaves the home at 5:30 am
By A4, we know that P1 wakes up at 4:45 am.
By A2, we know that P1 goes to bed at 8:45 pm.
By A8, we know that P1 leaves work at 2:00 pm.
By A1, we know that P1 arrives home at 2:30 pm.

P2 leaves work at 6:00 pm (from the example given by PP)
By A1, we know that P2 arrives home at 6:30 pm.

P2 begins work at 9:00 am (from the example given by PP)
By A8, we know that P2 leaves work at 8:30 am.
By A7, we know that P2 leaves for work at 8:30 am.
By A5, we know that P2 tends to C form 8:00 am to 8:30 am.
By A4, we know that P2 wakes up at no later than 7:15 am.
By A2, we know that P2 goes to bed no later than 11:15 pm.

If P2 goes to bed at the same time as P1 (8:45 pm), then P2 wakes up at 4:45 am.

Thus, at most P1 and P2 are awake and at home together between the hours of 6:30 pm and 8:45 pm and 4:45 am and 5:30 am, for a total of 3 hours a day. Thus, P1 and P2 cannot be spending more than 3 hours a day together, and this time includes getting ready in the morning, showering, eating, etc.

3 hours is not a whole lot of time as a MAXIMUM for two parents to spend together a day, including time getting ready in the morning. Therefore, P1 and P2 do not spend much time for each other.

QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM[/quote]
A1  You have too much free time on your hands.   [/quote]

I did this much in my head in 5 minutes. The person who asked didn’t have simple logic skills to song t him- or herself.[/quote]

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