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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do any other dual working parents of young kids run into this? Both my spouse and I have comparable jobs but I make about 10 percent more. My job is more demanding and requires a high degree of availability and responsiveness but no travel.  His job is more flexible but requires more travel and in person work, so he expects me to be the primary parent to cover him constantly, which increasingly impacts my ability to do my job. I feel like with all these constant school closures and illnesses we are constantly negotiating whose job gets priority. And it seems like my husband just expects that because I am “the mom” that it be me. We have a nanny but when the kids are sick they just want mom so she’s of limited help to me and it seems like they are sick constantly for the last few months.

How do other working couples negotiate this? I feel like it would be easier if one of us had a big job and the other did not, or one of us stayed home. [/quote]

Sorry, but that is one of the perks of having a nanny. Nanny deals with sick kids during the work day, you WORK, and then the kids get extra cuddles and snuggles at night. You are mad at him because you aren’t using the resource you are PAYING for. You have a nanny. Stop being a martyr and let her do the work you are paying her to do. [/quote]

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