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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have had terrible winter weather + Covid issues at school lately. So school has been very intermittent lately. DH and I both work full time. He’s full time WFH, I’m in the office most days. We have one DD, 6. DH just cannot handle WFH with her there. So that means I usually also WFH when DD has to be home. Not huge deal, I can WFH, flexible company, no issues there.

The problem is DH. He just cannot adapt his schedule at all to stagger having DD home or come do anything with her at all during the day. She’s pretty self sufficient for 6, but there’s lots of “I’m borrrrred” When I WFH when she’s home, I get up early to get a jump start on what I know is going to be a hectic day. Usually working by 6am, she gets up around 7:30. Today DH slept in till 8:30 and has just generally been pissy about her presence. [b]I had one call (out of many!!) today where I just absolutely could not be bothered during and he refused to leave his office and hang with her while I locked myself in our bedroom to take the call. [/b]I don’t have a private space to work in the house since I’m mostly in the office.

I’m just so mad and annoyed today. He keeps saying “I don’t have time for this today” Well guess what, I don’t either but I’m making her lunch and helping with a toy while on a conference call, so I don’t know, deal with it?? FWIW we are equal breadwinners, but mine is a leadership role (I manage most aspects of our business while still being a project manager). I’m on the phone constantly, while he’s on the phone a couple hours a day. It seems so blatant that he’s not pulling his weight.

Hopefully come spring and less crap weather and Covid, this won’t be a thing, but would you say something?? I’ve made some comments but not directly addressed it. And god willing, he will go back to the office part time in March[/quote]

Whyy the was your daughter not able to entertain herself during that one call?  If your child needs constant attention/supervision, you need a back-up childcare plan for school closures because if neither of you has the flexibility to take off completely those days.[/quote]

She can and does. This call was just next level important where I could not be interrupted at all, so I asked him to hang out with her just for that call as a backup that she couldn’t bother me. [/quote]

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