He couldn’t handle watching his son for more than three days. So she shuttered her business.
What *and I can’t emphasize this enough* the fuck? thelily.com/i-had-to-choos…
“But could she ask her husband to handle 12-hour shifts of child care, with no help, no breaks and no clear end point?”
Umm. Yes.
I could have done that standing on my fucking head. When my son was 3, I had him 80% of the time *and* worked 80 hours a week - much of that overnight while he slept.
These people need an intervention.
Being a father to my young son was - and will always be - the greatest experience of my life. Nothing will ever top it.
I don’t understand people like this and don’t really want to.