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[quote=Anonymous]I think the article missed the mark when it failed to talk about affordable, quality childcare.

What was my first parenting challenge?  Trying to get on daycare waitlists when I was 4 minutes pregnant and stressing whether I'd get a spot before I had to go back to work.

What are my absolute most stressful days?  Those when my kid can't go to daycare/school and my backup care falls through and my spouse and I both have meetings.

What are my most stressful things to schedule?  Summer camps that fit with my work schedule, that are affordable, that my kids don't hate, and where I feel they'll be safe.

What are the biggest disruption to feeling on top of my work and personal schedule?  All the time random days off of school and early releases, each of which requires me to arrange separate childcare.

Why don't I go on Saturday night dates with my spouse more often?  Finding and scheduling a babysitter is a giant pain and they often fall through.

Really, so so much of modern parenting stress revolves around insufficient childcare.

Next on my list of stressful things are elementary schools that refuse to accommodate working parents.  
What is making a huge mess of my work week this week?  A parent teacher conferences scheduled by the school without my input at 1 PM on a Thursday, at a time when I'm supposed to be presenting to leadership and the school tells me I can't reschedule.[/quote]

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