There's a woman on this street who works remotely and handles all the school stuff herself. Her neighbor's husband — an accountant who has never once left the office before 6pm — requested "remote Tuesdays and Thursdays" in January. HR approved it. His wife thought it was about work-life balance.

She found out about the pickup situation in March when another mom mentioned it at book club. The book was not discussed that evening. What WAS discussed apparently ended with someone crying in the bathroom. Allegedly.