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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is your husband incompetent?[/quote]

This is a little unfair. My husband is very competent, but we still need help when I travel, because he has fixed work commitments that mean he can't make pickup 2 to 3 days a week. We don't sign up for a full year of aftercare to cover a couple full week trips. (We also don't expect my parents to come from hours away, but my point is that competence isn't really the issue.) [/quote]

You could have been much more specific in your OP if pickup is the problem. See if you can do drop in after care for the week, have dc go home with a friend after school, or hire an after school sitter. Your MIL doesn’t need to drop everything to play chauffeur for a few days.[/quote]

Most after school childcare places have drop-in care. You would need to enroll your child in the program (doctor's exam and all) but then you'd have it as an option for the entire year.

Alternatively, you could ask on the neighborhood listserv for a teen babysitter to pick your child up from the bus stop and stay with them for a few hours until your husband could get home.

Or you could set up (or have your husband set up) playdates on each of those three days.

There are tons of good options here, OP. [/quote]

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