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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My biggest regret was the pandemic. No childcare, my workload at work doubled and I just had no escape. It was a really hard year and I wish I could redo it. Not sure how I should have done it- quit my job? Intense regret though and I feel like I ruined my children. I've been a wonderful parent since then but I haven't been able to untangle the mess I made during that year. They have behavioral problems that stem from it. [/quote]

What happened exactly? I feel like that’s more on society/govt than you [/quote]

Pp here. Screaming, spanking, a lot of conference calls in my closet while kids cried in another room. It was bad. I’m so ashamed. My boss was so unbelievably nasty too. I quit and got a new job but that meant long hours of proving myself there too. I just had a lot of rage issues and then drank way too much. [/quote]

I hope this isn’t triggering to ask, but where was their father during this time? Are you divorced?

You definitely made mistakes but it seems like you were asked to do more than a person should be expected to do. [/quote]

Dh had to work in person the entire time. He works in a scif and can’t telework. I think he could have done more to help me like change his hours up. We tried a nanny too and that didn’t work out either. [/quote]

I’m not condoning anything but just wanted to share the pandemic was really terrible for our family too, even though I was eventually able to take a leave of absence from work. Virtual school, no support for my SN kid and my own emotional health in the gutter was a nightmare. We still aren’t recovered honestly. [b]I truly wonder if it was really ok for anyone or they are just better at hiding it than me.[/b][/quote]

No, it was awful for all parents. I had a 2019 baby. If I'd known pandemic was coming....it would've been zero kids for me. Kinda glad I didn't know bc I love my daughter so much. But god the pandemic sucked. [/quote]

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