Man… this article takes what is a very common occurrence in pretty much any household with a child/children, and turns it into some other thing with all this extra baggage.
Here’s the problem: I can’t enjoy it.
I am guessing the author doesn’t have children, which is probably key in relating to the story. 20 something me would probably feel the same either.
Gee, my ex-wife would some times work from home, and she too would have to do her best to ignore our little one while on a call or in the middle of work. And I was the one who had to scramble and snatch her away. And then later that night I tried to churn out some freelance work while she entertained our child. Though I’d be the one getting up at 2am, and 3:30am, and 5am, and 6am, etc
And a final note, even if they don’t have a 50/50 parental role, many couples are happy with a “traditional” arrangement or a hybrid of the two. Pretty hard to figure out 1) what arrangement is and 2) one’s happiness with it from a <30 second video clip.
