Jonah has eleven days off from school this fall. Ian has at least ten days off and not necessarily the same days off as Jonah. He attends an out-of-district school. Of those ten holidays, only one (Thanksgiving) is recognized by my school or my husband’s company. Neither my husband nor myself can ever miss work. Never ever. Our district does not offer after school care for special needs kids.

If I didn’t have my mom to pick up the slack, I’m not sure what we would do.

I’m going to spend the morning writing angry letters.