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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your DH is being rude, but just give your kid an IPad or TV, and snack and tell them to be quiet.[/quote]

OP… sure, for one day, knock yourself out on the iPad. But 2 days last week and 3 days this week… not so much[/quote]

This is one of those situations where you probably have to accept the family you have. Your DH isnt likely to change. He might be a great dad to teens but he can’t manage a 6 year old during WFH. So then you have to work on getting your 6 year old more self sufficient. If an iPad isn’t in your comfort zone make her a schedule of how she needs to spend her time during the work day and enforce it. Get craft projects, schedule reading, schedule TV shows and whatever else you can think of. Make sure you have snacks she can get herself.

There is probably a lot more of the 6 year old wanting you than needing you. There is no reasons 6 year old can’t go an hour without you while you do a call. These are not ideal times and you just have to make things work as best you can. And, FWIW, even teens interrupt when you WFH. I feel like my most repeated sentence is “you know I have a real job that’s paying our real bills so you need to leave me alone”. 
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