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The 'Perks' of Working from Home with Two Young Kids: Staying Positive in the Face of Covid-19

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Ah, the privilege of working in solitude, with zero distractions (except for the social media and video-sharing platform icons displayed temptingly on the navigation bar), and boosted by speedy internet connection. How I miss it dearly! What a privilege working from anywhere with such a peaceful isolation. But here's what I got: When I just got a super clever idea for a revision of my journal article, and my hands and my mind tried to concentrate on coordinating so that the idea got transferred into writing . . . my son came and slapped me with a question, "Ambu, do worms change their skin because they are getting older?" "What????????????" I had no idea of what he was talking about. That's not the kind of question that I could simply answer 'yes' or 'no' because I needed to have scientific justification.  I definitely needed some time to think about the answer. And then... I FORGOT what I was trying to type in.  Oh, NO! My