If I was still in my previous role, I could not have worked from home. Had I still been in that role when the pandemic hit, either my wife or I would have probably had to take a leave of absence or quit.

While working from home and also being largely responsible for my daughter's education is a losing proposition for both her and for me, I'm not as much concerned about my own situation as I am about the ramifications this will have on the millions of people who simply CAN'T work from home. If they are forced to quit their jobs, it could have a huge impact on the economy - both from their lack of disposable income to spend, and also on their employers. I'm also extremely concerned about the effect this will have on the education of the current generation of school-aged kids.

If I may steal a phrase from many of the cheesy corporate pandemic email blasts, this is an "unprecedented situation" that really can't be compared to anything else that people alive today have ever dealt with. It's definitely NOT akin to summer. You don't just sit an 8-year-old in front of a computer and say, "OK, you do your lesson plans while I do my work, and I'll see you at 5:00 PM". It is absolutely EXHAUSTING to try to accomplish anything while also keeping a young child on task while they are trying to navigate lessons on a computer. I'm not sure anyone that hasn't been forced to do it would be able to comprehend what it's like...but it sucks, both for the parent and for the child.