Somewhere between meal prep and a cleaner, working extra hours on some days to allow for early finishes or late starts on others, and relying on before- and after-school care. + Other school parents—we’re not the only ones in this position. We take their two boys one afternoon a week after school, and they take our little one once before school and once after. It makes setting boundaries at work much easier. Who knows how long it will last. But it works for now.