Anonymous wrote:Another medical couple here. We are scrambling. It’s scary. Neither DH nor I can abandon our patients but have a first priority to our kids. Both sets of parents, usually able and willing to provide backup care, cannot do it as they’re all over 65.
Here is what I’m not going to do - crow about how nice it is to have family downtime to bake.
+1. Luckily my sister agreed to drive 12 hours and move in with us for a month. I am so grateful! Both DH and I are in the medical field and my mother (who always is our backup) was told by her doctor not to babysit our kids.
I hope it works out for you other “essential” working couples. So many simply don’t get it.