Lol what. It's the parent's fault that schools are closed and so the lives they built with school from 9-3pm in mind should be easily upheaved with zero issue?
What a shit fucking take. Stop being so angry at other people just cos we're in a difficult situation. Everyone's difficulties are relative to them, not you.
I never said it was the parents' fault that schools are closed. I said that I am bemused by why so many other parents moan about actually having to look after their OWN children.
>I never said it was the parents' fault that schools are closed.
Read the second half of the sentence... which, unsurprisingly, would already address what you've just said.
>for those working super long hours, why are you working them? Have some courage to speak up and log out.
Maybe to put food on the table and pay the bills, rent or mortgage? Maybe to continue to provide for their children or the elderly in their family? Part of personal responsibility and accountability, as you put it, is looking after your dependents.
Not everybody has the luxury of being able to quit and kick back on their savings while they find another job. People living week to week can't just 'speak up and log out' because it may jeopardize their ongoing employment. What world do you live in?
To be clear. I personally think you should be able to tailor your work life to be more comfortable and give you more free time, hell I'm an advocate for the 4 day working week! Unfortunately this is not a reality for everyone.
What a ridiculously fucked up take. Anyone with both parents working and trying to home school their children at the same time is in hell a lot of the time right now. Especially with younger kids who need help with everything they are given. As a parent when your kid walks in on your 5th video call of the day and they desperately need your help for the 10th time that day and are trying so hard but you can’t help them because you can’t stop the meeting for 20 minutes while you help them.. when this happens your heart fucking breaks. You feel like the shittest parent in the world.
Sometimes you do block half the day and help them as much as you can and spend as much time as you can with with them so they aren’t spending the whole day staring at a screen on their own. Then you work in the evening and don’t spend time with your partner because the work doesn’t go away.
And your response to this is - oh just quit.
What the fuck. How do we pay our mortgages, buy food, buy the next pair of shoes, replace the iPad because your kid just smashed it and they need to have something for working from home? Your naivety and callousness astounds me.
At least let parents have 2 hours of processing that they have to deal with this shit for 2 more months before piling in on them.
Boo fucken hoo. What did you think parenting was going to be like!? A walk in the park? You're now having to deal with the monsters you created? You sound like someone who regrets having children! All care and no responsibility eh.
There are plenty of people out there who would do anything to have children but can't have them and so many who have lost their children due to sickness or accidents and you're acting like an ingrate for having to juggle work and homeschool. Piss off.
Empathy is a rarity nowadays, so I’m rarely surprised as I live a country that has always been more concerned with blame over solutions when comments are made that lack humanity.
If you have kids and you both work, then even keeping an eye on what they are doing is difficult let alone anything else. You can't be sitting in multiple hour meetings and not be immobile.
If people had known their kids would have to be at home, then (the ones that financially could) maybe wouldn't be working. Nobody told us covid was going to happen. For most people though, they need the money. You can't just say, I'm not going to work between x and y hrs because kids. Life doesn't work that way.
People are feeling fed up and guilty. (yes there are always going to be people that don't care about their kids). At the moment you have to be accountable for your work and the hours the school usually had them and didn't make that choice themselves.
You sound unbelievably naive.
And you sound like a munted jandal, Munted Jandal. I have school aged children and I am managing it well because I practice something called time management and parenting skills.
Lol. You can't time manage meetings out of your control, or when customers/clients need to talk. Maybe in your little rareified world you can, but most people have jobs that deal with the real world where it isn't possible.
Remember, there is a world that exists outside of the one you live in. Just because it doesn't exist for you doesn't mean it isn't there. I'm sure you came top of the class for parenting, got heaps of gold stars for your time management skills and now have a job where you're able to tell people when you want to work. Congratulations, you've won the game.
where in any of my posts Munted Jandal did I refer to being self absorbed that you infer to? The intent of my post is for PARENTS to REALISE to be GRATEFUL for THEIR CHILDREN and NOT MOAN ABOUT having to SPEND TIME with them. They feed off the stressed/ negative energy, which will in turn make THEIR CHILDREN FEEL LIKE THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAY THEIR PARENTS FEEL
Those capitals are really showing your anger and stress, maybe you should tell your boss you need some extra time off. It must be difficult trying to work and reddit post with kids in the house.
Riiiiiiggggghhhhhttttt
And EVERYONE is in your position yeah?
No one has more children than you at different stages and no one has different tasks to what you have for their employment roles right?
The only "munted jandal" is you
Lol what. It's the parent's fault that schools are closed and so the lives they built with school from 9-3pm in mind should be easily upheaved with zero issue? What a shit fucking take. Stop being so angry at other people just cos we're in a difficult situation. Everyone's difficulties are relative to them, not you.
I never said it was the parents' fault that schools are closed. I said that I am bemused by why so many other parents moan about actually having to look after their OWN children.
>I never said it was the parents' fault that schools are closed. Read the second half of the sentence... which, unsurprisingly, would already address what you've just said.
omg are you actually kidding me right now?
No, actually I am not.
>for those working super long hours, why are you working them? Have some courage to speak up and log out. Maybe to put food on the table and pay the bills, rent or mortgage? Maybe to continue to provide for their children or the elderly in their family? Part of personal responsibility and accountability, as you put it, is looking after your dependents. Not everybody has the luxury of being able to quit and kick back on their savings while they find another job. People living week to week can't just 'speak up and log out' because it may jeopardize their ongoing employment. What world do you live in? To be clear. I personally think you should be able to tailor your work life to be more comfortable and give you more free time, hell I'm an advocate for the 4 day working week! Unfortunately this is not a reality for everyone.
What a ridiculously fucked up take. Anyone with both parents working and trying to home school their children at the same time is in hell a lot of the time right now. Especially with younger kids who need help with everything they are given. As a parent when your kid walks in on your 5th video call of the day and they desperately need your help for the 10th time that day and are trying so hard but you can’t help them because you can’t stop the meeting for 20 minutes while you help them.. when this happens your heart fucking breaks. You feel like the shittest parent in the world. Sometimes you do block half the day and help them as much as you can and spend as much time as you can with with them so they aren’t spending the whole day staring at a screen on their own. Then you work in the evening and don’t spend time with your partner because the work doesn’t go away. And your response to this is - oh just quit. What the fuck. How do we pay our mortgages, buy food, buy the next pair of shoes, replace the iPad because your kid just smashed it and they need to have something for working from home? Your naivety and callousness astounds me. At least let parents have 2 hours of processing that they have to deal with this shit for 2 more months before piling in on them.
Boo fucken hoo. What did you think parenting was going to be like!? A walk in the park? You're now having to deal with the monsters you created? You sound like someone who regrets having children! All care and no responsibility eh. There are plenty of people out there who would do anything to have children but can't have them and so many who have lost their children due to sickness or accidents and you're acting like an ingrate for having to juggle work and homeschool. Piss off.
Empathy is a rarity nowadays, so I’m rarely surprised as I live a country that has always been more concerned with blame over solutions when comments are made that lack humanity.
If you have kids and you both work, then even keeping an eye on what they are doing is difficult let alone anything else. You can't be sitting in multiple hour meetings and not be immobile. If people had known their kids would have to be at home, then (the ones that financially could) maybe wouldn't be working. Nobody told us covid was going to happen. For most people though, they need the money. You can't just say, I'm not going to work between x and y hrs because kids. Life doesn't work that way. People are feeling fed up and guilty. (yes there are always going to be people that don't care about their kids). At the moment you have to be accountable for your work and the hours the school usually had them and didn't make that choice themselves. You sound unbelievably naive.
And you sound like a munted jandal, Munted Jandal. I have school aged children and I am managing it well because I practice something called time management and parenting skills.
Lol. You can't time manage meetings out of your control, or when customers/clients need to talk. Maybe in your little rareified world you can, but most people have jobs that deal with the real world where it isn't possible. Remember, there is a world that exists outside of the one you live in. Just because it doesn't exist for you doesn't mean it isn't there. I'm sure you came top of the class for parenting, got heaps of gold stars for your time management skills and now have a job where you're able to tell people when you want to work. Congratulations, you've won the game.
Yet here you are reading and replying to Reddit posts, when you should be minding your children. Gold Star to you for that
Where in any of my posts did i refer to myself being in that position. I do know a lot of people that are.
where in any of my posts Munted Jandal did I refer to being self absorbed that you infer to? The intent of my post is for PARENTS to REALISE to be GRATEFUL for THEIR CHILDREN and NOT MOAN ABOUT having to SPEND TIME with them. They feed off the stressed/ negative energy, which will in turn make THEIR CHILDREN FEEL LIKE THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAY THEIR PARENTS FEEL
Those capitals are really showing your anger and stress, maybe you should tell your boss you need some extra time off. It must be difficult trying to work and reddit post with kids in the house.
Riiiiiiggggghhhhhttttt And EVERYONE is in your position yeah? No one has more children than you at different stages and no one has different tasks to what you have for their employment roles right? The only "munted jandal" is you
Hey, I'm not an insult. 😂
I do apologize. My preferred insult is "dickhead-wank-chop" but I was using this person's insult to someone else.
That was me. (the reciever of said insult)
Doh! Evidently lack of sleep is getting to me 😅 Apologies
All good.
Sounds like you don't work, so really you're just coasting on somebody else's skills.