"11:29 A.M. That's the exact time my phone rang on the first day of school. It was the school nurse. My child had been "back to school" after a long summer break for precisely two hours and 29 minutes before he needed me again. He had an ear infection, and his ear was draining fluid. "I'll be right there," I heard my cheery mom voice telling the nurse. Inside, of course, I died a little."
"Some parents look forward to summer break with their kids, eager to recreate their own joyful summer days at the pool or amusement park, in front yard sprinklers, or fireside with lightning bugs. I love those things too. What I don't love, and why I dread the season from the previous fall onward, is navigating working from home with five kids, three of whom are home all day in the summer, in addition to being their seasonal Director of Fun."
"Since the first day of school phone call, I have counted another four times the school has called, all with good reason, since that day two weeks ago. It's time for a 504 meeting. You never signed the medication document at the nurse's station. And most recently, my second son's phone call was due to a concussion that meant heading to the ER from the playground. How is this happening?"
On the first day of school a phone call arrived at 11:29 A.M. from the school nurse because a child developed an ear infection that began draining fluid after only two hours and 29 minutes back at school. Working from home with five children creates exhausting demands, especially with three children home all day during summer and a parent serving as seasonal Director of Fun. Multiple school calls followed: a 504 meeting notice, an unsigned medication form, and a concussion requiring an ER visit. Extracurriculars and academics generate numerous app notifications across three different schools, producing nine separate dings and constant organizational tasks.
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