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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a newborn and 3.5 year old and am extremely unhappy with my life right now no childcare no school no family. Just chiming in as I’m reading about these happy families with all the help, smiles, money, and sunny dispositions. [/quote]

You're so in the thick of it right now. Note how few posters there are with newborns!

Why no school or childcare for your 3.5yo? I would have struggled tremendously if my toddler had been home full time when I had a newborn. [/quote]

Maybe COVID related? NP here, and I took my 17 mo to daycare every day during my maternity leave for his brother.

To answer OP's question, we intentionally took jobs that would allow us to WFH. I took a pay cut to WFH two days per week. Over the years, it morphed into 100% from home. Even though in the beginning it was only 2 days from home, the relief was almost instant. I had less than days of leave when I switched. My kids were 2 and 3 at the time. And the job was a lot more flexible. So I could leave, hang with my kids, and then work if I needed to after they were in bed. Or go to the doctor without taking leave. Or WFH when my kid was sick instead of taking leave.

I will never (God willing) go back into the office full time unless it is a matter of being homeless or not. At my new job, I have literally gone to the DC office twice. Once to get a badge, and once to get something laptop related.[/quote]

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