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Jon W's avatar

❤️❤️ my youngest daughter was home about 30 days sick this year too. It’s so nice to work remote, but tough to know she’s miserable and just watching TV. It’s helpful to hear stories like this and remind ourselves, we can only do our best

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Phil Butehorn's avatar

We had bad flooding in NY and my daughter's day care has been closed all week. Even our little girl is enough to using an iPad, she gets bored and then my wife and I argue over who can work.

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Jon W's avatar

I feel that. Try not to feel bad, it’s ok to set boundaries and let them know you love them and will set up time to play. I know the guilt is a challenge, but it’s ok to let kids be bored or not be doing something that promotes growth. Parents have many competing priorities as we all know ❤️❤️❤️

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Devin Whitlock's avatar

Thanks for sharing! I know a lot of parents who are struggling with this balance, especially because of demanding employers who don’t understand at all. This was a great comic! I’ll be passing it on.

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Phil Butehorn's avatar

Thank you so much for the kind words and for sharing it!

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