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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't understand this unless you are going to homeschool.

My kids are gone at 7am, school all day, after school activities and home at 6 or 7 or 8. They have maybe an hour before they are doing homework.

A child having a mental health breakdown is not a teen-ternity that is sick leave or time off for medical reasons.[/quote]

I have one in high school, one middle school, and one in elementary.  The two teens are extremely labor intensive.  They have an academic program outside of their home school I have to drive them to in the middle of the day.  They finish regular school at 2:15.  Their activities and sports aren’t at school. I have to pick them up (separately) and do various drop offs and pick ups between the three of them through the afternoon and evening, every single day. I try to have dinner mostly done before I leave for pickup. I have to bring them something to eat for immediately after school in the car, plus whatever sports gear they need. Then there is the homework; sometimes helping with homework, sometimes just following up to make sure it got done. Then at night they want a second dinner late and like me to stay up with them and chat while they eat and then again while they get ready for bed.  It’s a lot.  [/quote]

None of that specifically requires a parent though, vs a nanny. I don’t care that you choose to do it, but it’s no different than the parents saying anyone can care for a baby/toddler. [/quote]

DP While you seem to think "anyone can", there are quality levels in play here. Yeah, you could hire someone to ferry the kids to and fro, feed them, etc. but that's not the same as their parent/trusted caregiver being present and available for conversation during those times. So while it may not "require" a parent, having a parent present is a distinct advantage.

I don't care that you choose not to do it, but don't try to draw false equivalencies to make yourself feel better about your decision, as if it couldn't possibly matter when it could and does. [/quote]

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