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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yup.  Older two were in K and 2nd when everything shut down; thankfully the youngest was in preschool and that opened up more quickly than the public schools did.  I've also struggled with lack of family support and the realization of how much contempt American society has for working mothers, in particular.  I kind of knew that before, but damn - now I REALLY know that.

And I do all the real self-care things: exercise, meditation, maintaining close relationships.  I have a cynicism now that I wish I didn't, but it's hard to ignore reality.[/quote]

I totally feel this. It was like working mothers were the punching bag of the pandemic and NOBODY cared. [/quote]

Tell doctors and nurses about working mothers being the 'punching bag' of the pandemic and let me know what they say. [/quote]

Many doctors are nurses are working mothers you know. They also dealt with the stress of school closures and needing to find childcare for essential employees (which meant the stress of finding a nanny or having to fear exposing their kids to COVID in a group setting). I have mom friends in the medical profession and can tell you they experienced a lot of the working mom burnout that other posters have shared (albeit with extra stress of working in healthcare, in-person).

And also many teachers are mothers and struggled with childcare while trying to teach virtually.

If anything I think COVID was more complicated because of how many female-dominated professions are important to the functioning of society, and many of those women are also mothers. There are now shortages in these professions, and it isn’t a surprise. [/quote]

Lots of hospital workers called out like any other job. At one point, an entire department had Covid.

Dh is a physician and while physicians don’t call out often, Dh says front desk, techs, nurses, etc often call out. It is actually fairly common. They just work with less staff.[/quote]

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