Please share with me all the details. Be specific. Go for the ES.

I'm sorry, DCUM does not give ES grades. It was a forum-wide decision. Proficiency is the goal., that's it

Anonymous wrote:I handle the snow just fine. I also has an extremely flexible job so I am not experiencing any hardships. I simply do not have any romantic notions about snow and know how costly a big snow storm can be.

And thus you are a rational adult, as opposed to the juvenile goody gumdrops posters.

I handle the snow just fine. I also has an extremely flexible job so I am not experiencing any hardships. I simply do not have any romantic notions about snow and know how costly a big snow storm can be.

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Anonymous wrote:PP, are there widespread power outages in the area? If so, I didn't hear of any.

That is why we need to think the bigger picture. The storm did not just hit us.

Please share with me all the details. Be specific. Go for the ES.

I'm serious.

The bigger picture for me is that the DC area was not "that bad off."

Really? Three people died last I watched the news in this area alone? Not enough bad off?

Not the PP but dramatic much? You need to move if the snow is too much for you.

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Anonymous wrote:PP, are there widespread power outages in the area? If so, I didn't hear of any.

That is why we need to think the bigger picture. The storm did not just hit us.

Please share with me all the details. Be specific. Go for the ES.

I'm serious.

The bigger picture for me is that the DC area was not "that bad off."

Really? Three people died last I watched the news in this area alone? Not enough bad off?

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Anonymous wrote:PP, are there widespread power outages in the area? If so, I didn't hear of any.

That is why we need to think the bigger picture. The storm did not just hit us.

Please share with me all the details. Be specific. Go for the ES.

I'm serious.

The bigger picture for me is that the DC area was not "that bad off."

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How is it a hardship? I am a WOHM and have a backup plan, actually 3 in place if needed. I used them the other days but I did stay home Thurs/Fri and I had a great time with my kids. I can't believe how many horrible parents just hate having their kids at home. If you actually interact with them, you might find out that you like them.

This is well and good for high income down county parents who can telework without producing much. It is a hardship for many families. Restaurant workers who get hours cut because the snow keeps customers away. Hourly workers who can't afford a back up nanny when school is closed and who don't get paid if they don't show up to work are affected. At many companies the professional staff can telework and do conference calls with kids in the background but the admin staff who make much less are stuck taking PTO or leave without pay.

It is like you want a violin playing dreary music in the background. It is snow. We live in the mid-Atlantic. Just a few years ago we had 30 inches. This isn't Florida. Snow comes, the schools call off or delays just as easily this year as others. Plan for it.

And I am not a corporate worker. My job closed on Thursday and I used a sick day Friday telling them in advance. Other days I swapped with a SAHM neighbor and watched her kids for a Valentines dinner with her husband. I have a neighbor who is retired that will also watch my kids. My husband will take a sick day if needed and my MIL is 30min away and came in during the first storm to watch the kids. There is also a junior in high school 2 blocks away that will babysit up to 3 kids in your home for $75 for 8hrs. So I don't buy people not having a backup plan. And if the complaint is no money, you need to do what any winter area business does and have a little savings set aside from your busier months. But this means planning and critical thinking and common sense. People tend to just complain that the world is so unfair instead.

Anonymous wrote:PP, are there widespread power outages in the area? If so, I didn't hear of any.

That is why we need to think the bigger picture. The storm did not just hit us.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big picture? That I work from home for a day here and there? My clients don't care if I'm at the firm office or at home office. That my kids aren't in school for a few days? We do work on all school days whether there is school or not. But I'm not saying this to justify my feelings. I'm saying we can all do this. Missing 6 or 7 days of school once every few years is not the end of the world. THAT, my friend, is the bigger picture from this happy, rational, adult who is a kid at heart.

You are blind and an idiot for wishing for an event that brings such hardship on so many people.

How is it a hardship? I am a WOHM and have a backup plan, actually 3 in place if needed. I used them the other days but I did stay home Thurs/Fri and I had a great time with my kids. I can't believe how many horrible parents just hate having their kids at home. If you actually interact with them, you might find out that you like them.

I am glad that you have backup plans. Nonetheless, a snow day evidently is a hardship for many people. Some of these people have even explained how it is a hardship, right here on this thread! Perhaps you could reread some of those posts? That might be more enlightening than assuming that anybody who has a problem with snow days must be a horrible mother.

See this is what I don't get. The snow is coming whether you want it to or not. It's not like those of us who enjoy the snow are making it snow harder. So since we know it's going to come either way, why not embrace it?

One of the values I try to impart to my children is "Control the controllables." That is a big quote in our house. Snow is not something you can control, so there is little point in getting angry over it and acting like those of us who enjoy it must be horrible people.

PP, are there widespread power outages in the area? If so, I didn't hear of any.

Time to think of the bigger picture. People died in this storm. Lots of people without power. This is more than parents just cannot hang out with their kids for a few days.

How is it a hardship? I am a WOHM and have a backup plan, actually 3 in place if needed. I used them the other days but I did stay home Thurs/Fri and I had a great time with my kids. I can't believe how many horrible parents just hate having their kids at home. If you actually interact with them, you might find out that you like them.

This is well and good for high income down county parents who can telework without producing much. It is a hardship for many families. Restaurant workers who get hours cut because the snow keeps customers away. Hourly workers who can't afford a back up nanny when school is closed and who don't get paid if they don't show up to work are affected. At many companies the professional staff can telework and do conference calls with kids in the background but the admin staff who make much less are stuck taking PTO or leave without pay.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big picture? That I work from home for a day here and there? My clients don't care if I'm at the firm office or at home office. That my kids aren't in school for a few days? We do work on all school days whether there is school or not. But I'm not saying this to justify my feelings. I'm saying we can all do this. Missing 6 or 7 days of school once every few years is not the end of the world. THAT, my friend, is the bigger picture from this happy, rational, adult who is a kid at heart.

You are blind and an idiot for wishing for an event that brings such hardship on so many people.

How is it a hardship? I am a WOHM and have a backup plan, actually 3 in place if needed. I used them the other days but I did stay home Thurs/Fri and I had a great time with my kids. I can't believe how many horrible parents just hate having their kids at home. If you actually interact with them, you might find out that you like them.

I am glad that you have backup plans. Nonetheless, a snow day evidently is a hardship for many people. Some of these people have even explained how it is a hardship, right here on this thread! Perhaps you could reread some of those posts? That might be more enlightening than assuming that anybody who has a problem with snow days must be a horrible mother.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big picture? That I work from home for a day here and there? My clients don't care if I'm at the firm office or at home office. That my kids aren't in school for a few days? We do work on all school days whether there is school or not. But I'm not saying this to justify my feelings. I'm saying we can all do this. Missing 6 or 7 days of school once every few years is not the end of the world. THAT, my friend, is the bigger picture from this happy, rational, adult who is a kid at heart.

You are blind and an idiot for wishing for an event that brings such hardship on so many people.

How is it a hardship? I am a WOHM and have a backup plan, actually 3 in place if needed. I used them the other days but I did stay home Thurs/Fri and I had a great time with my kids. I can't believe how many horrible parents just hate having their kids at home. If you actually interact with them, you might find out that you like them.

Anonymous wrote:To those who love snow days, two-hour delays and seem unconcerned about all the school/learning kids are missing and are not likely to make up, you should home school your own kids. You can have a snow day every day and let the rest of us hope school opens on time.

Well when there is snow days, we use it to do a lot of fun things and also do a lot of learning too. We went to the Building Museum, Zoo in the snow was a blast and it is free, went sledding twice, Perplexors for the older ones, workbooks for the younger ones. Made a sensory bin for the preschooler that was fun. We also built an indoor fort, the preteen had 5 friends over for a board game sleepover party. We did a puzzle we have been meaning to do for a few years. The two older ones competed playing quiz-up (I made them do all science and world history.) They were addicted. I love having my kids home. Life is short and they grow up fast. Stop bitching. If you make the days fun and add a little bit of learning in there, it is probably better than they would get at a public school anyway.