Anonymous wrote:So on the flip side, what’s the solution? I’m not abusive but I’m way way past my breaking point. My kids are not doing well, I’m not doing well and we spend most of the day crying. Work has us working longer hours than normal and my kids are all under 5. We rented my parents an apartment near by and they came to help us. They come for like an hour or two a day. They trash the house and amp up the kids and then it’s even more work for dh and I. We are still paying a nanny who won’t come. I’ve never felt a rage like this before but I pretty much have to run away from my kids nonstop. I want to spank them for no reason and would love to just scream and scream. I’m on a high dose of antidepressants so no help there.

I just don’t get how everyone thinks we can just keep going working nonstop without daycare? I’m so done and just want to run away.

PP please change something. I know its really really hard, I feel a bit like you but not as extreme. My spouse and I are both essential and work out of the home. I have been able to use some leave to cover the few hours a week we need of childcare ( shift work)
What helped me immensely was letting go of the MCPS daily requirements. We were zooming every day, at different times, doing assignments on different platforms, It was so frickin hard, that was the worst part of my day.I made a decision to cut out zoom twice a week and not do all the assignments. We literally zoom for math 3x a week now and do the exit ticket that takes 5 mins. I want the teacher to know my kid is alive and well, but the other stuff was taking to much mental energy.
Could your parents take your kids out for a walk instead of staying in the house maybe?
Could the Nanny come for an hour a day and wear a mask and take the kids out? If you are paying her for a full day she cant begrudge coming for an hour. This would get you an hour of quiet and the kids an hour of fresh air and exercise.

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Anonymous wrote:I think about all the kids who are getting screamed at or worse because their parents are incredibly stressed (rightly so) from being out of work and maybe spending hours everyday trying to deal with unemployment/small business loan/etc.

Children have been raised by parents for 1000's of years. It is only the last couple hundred of years ago that children have had 12 years of schooling.

You people are so out of touch. No parents were never working full time and caring for young kids. Women either didn’t work or grandparents pitched in. It’s not humanly possible to care for infants while teleworking nonstop. I feel like a bunch of SAHMs wrote this drivel

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Our lockdown Governors must be held accountable.

Yep. Vote them out. Bye. I’ll vote for anyone who is anti-lockdown. And I do mean anyone. -former democrat

Same - independent who almost exclusively voted Democrat.

+1000 Conservative Republican who would not hesitate to vote out some of the irresponsible Republican Governors who have held their citizens hostage. Awful, awful leadership.

Anonymous wrote:Blame the Chinese. Blame Who. They downplayed all of this.

Blame the liberal media who have blown this whole thing W-A-Y out of proportion.

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Anonymous wrote:I think about all the kids who are getting screamed at or worse because their parents are incredibly stressed (rightly so) from being out of work and maybe spending hours everyday trying to deal with unemployment/small business loan/etc.

Children have been raised by parents for 1000's of years. It is only the last couple hundred of years ago that children have had 12 years of schooling.

My own kids are doing great with online schooling. But they are easy kids who would do fine anywhere.

I do not kid myself that all parents have equally easy children. If I was dealing with a tantruming middle schooler I might feel very differently about my circumstances.

Blame the Chinese. Blame Who. They downplayed all of this.

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Anonymous wrote:
Our lockdown Governors must be held accountable.

Why is the Governor responsible for your child? We no longer have orphanages.

The governor has closed down schools, youth sports, swimming pools and other sources of emotional support for at risk kids. They can't even go to their cub scout meetings anymore.

Anonymous wrote:I think about all the kids who are getting screamed at or worse because their parents are incredibly stressed (rightly so) from being out of work and maybe spending hours everyday trying to deal with unemployment/small business loan/etc.

Children have been raised by parents for 1000's of years. It is only the last couple hundred of years ago that children have had 12 years of schooling.

This has been a concern of mine from the get go. There are dysfunctional families who are now being forced to shelter in place under abusive situations. There are also overwhelmed, distraught parents of children with behavioral issues/special needs who are cracking under the stress.

It's a terrible situation. Schools need to reopen.

Anonymous wrote:
Our lockdown Governors must be held accountable.

Why is the Governor responsible for your child? We no longer have orphanages.

Anonymous wrote:So on the flip side, what’s the solution? I’m not abusive but I’m way way past my breaking point. My kids are not doing well, I’m not doing well and we spend most of the day crying. Work has us working longer hours than normal and my kids are all under 5. We rented my parents an apartment near by and they came to help us. They come for like an hour or two a day. They trash the house and amp up the kids and then it’s even more work for dh and I. We are still paying a nanny who won’t come. I’ve never felt a rage like this before but I pretty much have to run away from my kids nonstop. I want to spank them for no reason and would love to just scream and scream. I’m on a high dose of antidepressants so no help there.

I just don’t get how everyone thinks we can just keep going working nonstop without daycare? I’m so done and just want to run away.

Downsize your house. Have one person quit a job if there is too much stress.

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Anonymous wrote:
Our lockdown Governors must be held accountable.

The abusive parents must be held accountable.

Responsibility for the children comes from the moms and dads of the children.

So on the flip side, what’s the solution? I’m not abusive but I’m way way past my breaking point. My kids are not doing well, I’m not doing well and we spend most of the day crying. Work has us working longer hours than normal and my kids are all under 5. We rented my parents an apartment near by and they came to help us. They come for like an hour or two a day. They trash the house and amp up the kids and then it’s even more work for dh and I. We are still paying a nanny who won’t come. I’ve never felt a rage like this before but I pretty much have to run away from my kids nonstop. I want to spank them for no reason and would love to just scream and scream. I’m on a high dose of antidepressants so no help there.

I just don’t get how everyone thinks we can just keep going working nonstop without daycare? I’m so done and just want to run away.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Our lockdown Governors must be held accountable.

Yep. Vote them out. Bye. I’ll vote for anyone who is anti-lockdown. And I do mean anyone. -former democrat

Same - independent who almost exclusively voted Democrat.

I had a feeling this was a political thread in disguise. You guys are disgusting.

Anonymous wrote:
Our lockdown Governors must be held accountable.

The abusive parents must be held accountable.