I paid $80 extra so I could work a full 40 hours this week, but I’m now putting in a leave slip to ditch work 2 hours early to watch my kid sing or something for 5 minutes and then come home. Perfect.
@bikepedantic NTA. Summer camps and other childcare solutions don't seem to acknowledge the reality that working parents work until later in the day. It was frustrating when I needed a solution and discovered almost every time that extended day options only went until 2 or 3pm. The presumption for too many seemed to be that there are 2 parents and one of them doesn't work and is available at random times through out the day/week. Thankfully I'm past needing that but it was so frustrating.
@bikepedantic NTA.
@bikepedantic The best are the summer camps that are 9-3, no after care, send lunch, 2 'healthy' snacks, a swimsuit, a change of clothes, a towel, extra shoes, all natural bug spray, sun screen, art supplies, 3 extra copies of mandatory forms, signed photo release for social media, and optional monetary donations for the camp. no plastic packaging allowed; all trash will be sent home with you. Please make sure your child has pooped before they arrive each day.
@bikepedantic day camp is such an effing racket.
@bikepedantic Nta. Summer childcare for under 12s a logistics and financial nightmare. They want to ditch early Friday so you have to as well?!?
AITA because i don't want to see my kid display all the cool stuff she's learned, i just want you to watch her for the allotted times so i can try to keep my job.