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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a SAHM of 3. No artistic ability whatsoever. I did buy a ton of art supplies. My oldest just turned 11 and loves art. He makes lots of cool stuff but it has nothing to do with me. His Minecraft worlds are actually quite creative once I actually paid attention to what he was building.

I make sure my kids do all their schoolwork, sign on to their various virtual lessons and meetings and play instruments.

We go on early morning outings and bike rides around the neighborhood. It is pretty damn [b]boring[/b]. Nothing to envy over here.[/quote]

As a working mom with a working husband and two younger kids, I can safely say that I would not describe the last eight weeks as remotely boring.  I would kill for boring.[/quote]

NP and same.  Nothing to envy?  How about the lack of panic you feel when your boss wants something NOW or yet another colleague calls you for no freaking reason while you're trying to manage multiple Zoom calls and/or kid meltdowns?

Boring?  That sounds like heaven right now.[/quote]

Colleagues should not be just calling you up. They need to schedule a time or at a minimum chat you or text you first to see if you have time for a quick question. I would put a stop to that immediately.[/quote]

I totally agree. It's common courtesy.[/quote]

You two are right.  It’s definitely my fault for not breaking the decades-long habits of co-workers in their 60s to use a telephone.  I mean, it’s not like I have anything else to do.

For the record, I don’t usually answer their calls.  But it still is very hard to have to deal with.  That you can’t be bothered to empathize and instead tell me what you “would” do, frankly, sucks.[/quote]

I do not think it is unreasonable to call a work colleague in the middle of the work day. You don’t have to answer if you are unavailable.

I no longer work but I used to work from home. I had a FT nanny. I sometimes would take my kid to the park or be at preschool for an hour. I would simply call back when I got home or on the way home.

DH gets calls all the time. Of course he has more scheduled calls but he gets a lot of miscellaneous unplanned calls throughout the day and he calls people as well.[/quote]

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