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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make daycare arrangements.[/quote]

Lol she’s SIX[/quote]

So. What do you think parents do who work as a cashier or a nurse or uber or whatever. They don’t just leave their 6 yr old home alone. There are plenty of at home providers who would take your child. Find one and use them.[/quote]

But OP and her husband are not nurses or cashiers.  They both work at home.  Why is your suggestion a better solution than OP simply talking to her HUSBAND -- who is supposed to be her PARTNER -- and taking a few steps to make this work better?

OP -- my DH and I both WFH and like you, earn similar and have jobs that are comparable in terms of intensity, flexibility, etc.  We also have one lower ES student (she's 8).  For whatever reason, trying to juggle work and even just some minimal engagement with her on the random days off that are creeping up right now is very stressful for my DH, and he's just not good at it (he gets wrapped up in what he's doing and forgets to come up and make her lunch, e.g.).  It's still a PITA for me, but it stresses me out less and I handle it better.  So rather than try and divide this particular task equally or even really at all, I'm the one who does it -- and DH just works away as usual in his home office.

BUT -- huge "but" here -- because he's not a selfish jerk baby, he makes it up to me.  Once we "clock out", he's the one who is on for the evening, handling dinner and bedtime while I catch up a bit at work.  He will also then take DD out for a weekend activity while I relax and further catch up at work, for example.

Every task does not need to be divided evenly -- play to your strengths -- but there should be a fair arrangement overall.  You should absolutely talk to your HUSBAND, and work something out.  [/quote]

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