30 Times Parents Made The Internet Giggle With Their Snow Day Struggles

When you’re a kid, delayed or, even better, canceled classes are a real treat. As a working parent, however, that call or message from the school can set off alarm bells. How are you going to get your job done and adapt to the kids' disrupted schedule?

We set out to explore how moms and dads deal with this unforeseen challenge, and put together a collection of posts where they hilariously sum up their struggles.

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“Snow days can be incredibly disruptive to all,” Vicki Broadbent, who runs the acclaimed family lifestyle blogHonest Mum, toldBored Panda.“Schools and offices/workplaces often close and parents must react quickly, ensuring we can care for our kids, canceling meetings, not making deadlines or trying to combine childcare with work expectations, if that’s even possible,” Broadbent, author ofMumboss(UK) andThe Working Mom(US and Canada), added.

“Snow days can be incredibly disruptive to all,” Vicki Broadbent, who runs the acclaimed family lifestyle blogHonest Mum, toldBored Panda.

“Schools and offices/workplaces often close and parents must react quickly, ensuring we can care for our kids, canceling meetings, not making deadlines or trying to combine childcare with work expectations, if that’s even possible,” Broadbent, author ofMumboss(UK) andThe Working Mom(US and Canada), added.

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Vicki Broadbent thinks that authorities and businesses in many places across the world are not entirely geared up for the extreme weather we’ve been experiencing lately.

“Transport often shuts down, it’s not safe to be on the road, and childcare institutions from nurseries to schools close their doors,” she said.

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Many parents share Broadbent’s sentiment. According toresearchfrom the Pew Research Center, moms and dads tend to have trouble when balancing their jobs and their family obligations.Among all working parents with children under the age of 18, more than half (56%) say that this task is difficult for them, while another 14% claim it’s actually very difficult, and 42% find it somewhat difficult.

Many parents share Broadbent’s sentiment. According toresearchfrom the Pew Research Center, moms and dads tend to have trouble when balancing their jobs and their family obligations.

Among all working parents with children under the age of 18, more than half (56%) say that this task is difficult for them, while another 14% claim it’s actually very difficult, and 42% find it somewhat difficult.

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Working mothers (60%) are a bit more likely than fathers (52%) to say it’s difficult for them to balance work and family, and this is particularly the case for moms who work full time.In fact, one in five full-time working moms say balancing the two is very difficult for them, compared with 12% of dads who work full time and 11% of moms who work part time.

Working mothers (60%) are a bit more likely than fathers (52%) to say it’s difficult for them to balance work and family, and this is particularly the case for moms who work full time.

In fact, one in five full-time working moms say balancing the two is very difficult for them, compared with 12% of dads who work full time and 11% of moms who work part time.

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Vicki Broadbent thinks there should be a systemic change. “I believe businesses need to be more accommodating and understanding when parents face snow,” she said.“Annual leave should be an option, or simply accepting working might require greater flexibility and extended deadlines.”

Vicki Broadbent thinks there should be a systemic change. “I believe businesses need to be more accommodating and understanding when parents face snow,” she said.

“Annual leave should be an option, or simply accepting working might require greater flexibility and extended deadlines.”

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“When it comes to children, whether you can work around them is based on their age and maturity,” theHonest Mumexplained. “Some kids can happily work from their own device, watch movies on it, or read, but the younger they are, the greater their needs, and in many cases, parents will struggle to fit work around keeping their child safe and cared for.““I think employers must be reasonable and must understand that extreme weather is out of the control of the parent. They should have measures in place to support the working parent also,” Vicki Broadbent, who is raising a teen, a tween, and a toddler, concluded.

“I think employers must be reasonable and must understand that extreme weather is out of the control of the parent. They should have measures in place to support the working parent also,” Vicki Broadbent, who is raising a teen, a tween, and a toddler, concluded.

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