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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree 1000 percent that this is not sustainable.  Something’s gotta give and I think for me it is my job.  Going to explore going part time for a bit.  Not sure I can; but also don’t see how my kids needs are met if I don’t.  I’m the primary parent and that just is not going to change.  [/quote]

I'm so glad to see this and know I'm not alone.[b] I work full-time and am the primary breadwinner AND primary parent. [/b]I feel sick to my stomach every time I'm stuck on a call instead of working with DC. I'm going to talk to my supervisor this afternoon to see about any wiggle room in my schedule. I'd even take LWOP at this point, but I need to be released from my work obligations, at least in part.[/quote]

+1, nothing but sympathy over here. 
I am the primary earner and DHs job is likely to be HEAVILY affected by this going forward. He’s offered to stop taking a salary (which makes total sense in the situation and is the right thing to do) which makes mine even more critical. I am fully WFH, thank goodness, and my bosses and coworkers have been very understanding about my very weird schedule right now. I am definitely having trouble hitting hours. But I’m still trying to work FT AND suddenly homeschool two ES kids who are on vastly different pages education-wise (age spread).  DH is not book smart at all, not patient, and is zero help with schoolwork. Zero. I was already exhausted and burned out. Now I am trying to be all things to all people (nothing new) but it’s all at the same time, all day every day, and then DH asks me what’s for lunch and wonders why I roll my eyes. [/quote]

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