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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We all know its about saving money. I wouldn’t care as long as the person was getting their work done. [/quote]

There is also a distinction to be made between babies/toddlers and school age kids. If someone with a FT job and a two year old is cheating out on childcare because they are home, I don’t have a ton of sympathy because we’re it not for the pandemic, they would definitely be paying for childcare.

But people with elementary age kids could not possibly have anticipated having to pay for more than a year if full time childcare right now. Some people have the money to do it but you can’t assume they do. And I know people will say “oh you were always going to have to pay for care in the summer.” Yes, but not after also paying for it for the entire school year. It is not reasonable to assume that people with kindergartners or 1st graders just have enough extra money for a years worth of childcare, or family nearby.

Also, if you know any working parents with young kids, you would know most have zero desire to try and provide childcare while working. I’ve done it off and on throughout the last year due to holes in childcare (there was no real infrastructure of FT care for school age kids so unless you have the money/space for a nanny, odds are good you’ve had to cobble together coverage all year). It sucks! I wind up working at night and in the weekend to make up for lost hours during the day. And I’m exhausted all the time and feel distracted at work and like a bad mom to boot. No one chooses this.

Maybe if it bothers you, you should have advocated for reopening schools over bars and restaurants this year.[/quote]

Agree 100% with this. This past 1.5 years has been a nightmare for parents and most of us are just trying our best.[/quote]

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