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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You pick camps that work with your work schedule and/or you pay for extra care as needed.

I don’t get why summer after summer people are so confused about this. Probably because COVID and related policies spoiled people. You pay for care like the rest of us.[/quote]

I don’t understand the reason to continue piling on with this comment. Of course it would have been better to pick camps with longer hours, the OP knows that. Things can change drastically from camp sign up in Jan to now. The spouse could have had a job changed adding travel or OP’s had last minute meetings added.

For example, in Jan and Feb when we signed up for camps, I was working part time from home and my husband was full time outside the home. We picked camps based on interests and not pick up times. None were full day and not all weeks were scheduled due to travel plans. In late April, my husband lost his job. I immediately went full time. Now he’s trying to balance drop-off and pickup with his job search. I’m trying to get all my hours in and work done while having the kids at home part of the time. We’re going day by day. Kids will probably skip camp if he has an interview so I don’t have to take my small amount of pto to drive them around. [/quote]

That doesn't seem to be the case with OP. She picked camp without considering her pick up needs. [/quote]

Eh maybe she didnt anticipate as much travel for DH. I know that my spouse and I have that problem because his job seems to think that traveling without more than 2 weeks' notice is fine because a travel workday is the same as working a full normal day. To any supervisors out there, it's NOT the same. Or they know they will be traveling in a general 3-week span but dont get the final dates approved until 2 weeks prior (or less). 
And lets be real. Employment has been changing a lot in the past 6 months. Everyone is on edge. 
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