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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]How is it a hardship? I am a WOHM and have a backup plan, actually 3 in place if needed. I used them the other days but I did stay home Thurs/Fri and I had a great time with my kids. I can't believe how many horrible parents just hate having their kids at home. If you actually interact with them, you might find out that you like them.[/quote]

This is well and good for high income down county parents who can telework without producing much.  It is a hardship for many families. Restaurant workers who get hours cut because the snow keeps customers away. Hourly workers who can't afford a back up nanny when school is closed and who don't get paid if they don't show up to work are affected. At many companies the professional staff can telework and do conference calls with kids in the background but the admin staff who make much less are stuck taking PTO or leave without pay.[/quote]

It is like you want a violin playing dreary music in the background. It is snow. We live in the mid-Atlantic. Just a few years ago we had 30 inches. This isn't Florida. Snow comes, the schools call off or delays just as easily this year as others. Plan for it.

And I am not a corporate worker. My job closed on Thursday and I used a sick day Friday telling them in advance. Other days I swapped with a SAHM neighbor and watched her kids for a Valentines dinner with her husband. I have a neighbor who is retired that will also watch my kids. My husband will take a sick day if needed and my MIL is 30min away and came in during the first storm to watch the kids. There is also a junior in high school 2 blocks away that will babysit up to 3 kids in your home for $75 for 8hrs. So I don't buy people not having a backup plan. And if the complaint is no money, you need to do what any winter area business does and have a little savings set aside from your busier months. But this means planning and critical thinking and common sense. People tend to just complain that the world is so unfair instead. [/quote]

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