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Kids are a spectrum. The lockdown is so different depending on how old your kids are: Infant = stressed, but manageable Toddler = worst case scenario Young c
by ryanSrich 6y ago
Kids are a spectrum. The lockdown is so different depending on how old your kids are:
Infant = stressed, but manageable
Toddler = worst case scenario
Young child = second worst case scenario
Teen = enjoyable
- allendoerfer 6y agoSo essentially: Kids are annoying. Babies are sweet though.
- kelnos 6y agoMore or less. Young kids want your attention and don't have the capacity to understand why you can't give it and have to focus on something else for 8 hours, so they'll just keep interrupting you. Babies require your attention periodically for basic-life needs or general fussiness but nothing beyond that (which is stressful, but not intellectually taxing). Teenagers are likely a bag of contradictions, but at least they understand the concept of working all day and needing space to concentrate. You can reason with a 15 year old, but not a 5 year old.
- mac01021 6y agoI'm mostly solving this issue with my 3-year old by playing with her all day (save for an hour or two of meetings) and then catching up on work at night, at the expense of a bunch of sleep. I'm lucky that my software job is mostly conducive to this...
- jdreaver 6y agoAs someone with an infant and a toddler, working from home, this hits the nail on the head. I have been working remotely my whole career, and I love it, but working at home _with_ children there is about 5x harder.
- briandear 6y agoI have four kids under age 8, including a two-year-old. Brutal doesn’t begin to describe it.
- mcv 6y agoI've got an 11 year old and a 5 year old. Sometimes I tell the oldest to go play with his brother, so they both won't bother us. This tends to work very well for about 30 minutes, and then they're in a fight.
- JshWright 6y agoTwin three year olds and a seven year old here...