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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

<strong>I'm working from home while also taking care of an 18 month old baby boy. My husband</strong> used to have the option of working from home, but is now expected to work in his office. He <strong>doesn't go into his office much, </strong>if at all, but he <strong>also doesn't help me take care of our son while we're both working from home.</strong> <strong>It really pisses me off</strong> that he feels his work is more important than mine or that he doesn't have the option to take care of our son while he's working. It <strong>puts an extra burden on me</strong> because I don't have the option to mute my mic during my classes that I teach. I don't have the option to turn off my camera while teaching. Instead, I have to leave it on even when our child is feeling neglected and screams through half a class. <strong>I have seen all of the articles and data about the lack of support from fathers in terms of equitable child rearing and how that affects mothers who work.</strong> I've discussed this with my husband and he says that because he started a new job in the middle of a pandemic that he doesn't have the flexibility to slack at work. <strong>However, I think it's unreasonable for any job to expect people, whether they have children or not, to be as productive as they were under "normal" circumstances.</strong>