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[quote=Anonymous]My parents are retired and are in town a few months a year, so of course that's one HUGE outsourcing. I find the unexpected care needs are some of the hardest to manage if you work a non-flexible job. How we do it: (1) swap with a neighbor (we live in an apartment building) when school is closed, which it always seems to be these days. None of us can afford to miss this much work so we trade off during the day--take two hours at a time so we can get some work cleaning done while kids are at the other apt. Since we're indoors it's easy to get the kids back and forth, they don't even have to put on shoes (2) Use LifeCare. If you work for a federal agency, in particular, see if your agency offers it. They can do emergency child or elder care, my agency covers 5 days a year. Doesn't work when everyone has a problem, like snow days, but it is helpful for one sick kid or teacher development day when DH is out of town and I have to work. [/quote]
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