During the strict lockdown, balancing a full work day and a full school day was becoming so tough for a mum like other parents. She was just in the same struggle of homeschool and work from home. Everybody is trying to establish the boundaries after reaching the third week of this ‘stay home’ phase. But this mum tried the best hilarious way possible to keep her naughty children away while she was working.

She decided to paste a sheet containing the warning issued to her children and clearly showing them disconcert upon being interrupted during work. The warning comprised of some really strict instructions such as “Mum is in a meeting”, time slot of her work, a Prohibition to their entry in her office by stating ‘Do not enter’ and also provided some general answers to their frequently asked questions. The retorts included a “No” to their likely query “I don’t know what’s for dinner”, “In the wash”, “In the bedroom”, “Upstairs” and so on.

Finally, she posted this handy guide on her office door. Actually, she was just trying to get some peace after completing her work on time and she could not be blamed for doing this. After all, she would be surely paying heed to them as the little ones could get scared by any minutes of deterring by mum. Thus, we are all aware that this will barely ward off but still it’s pretty funny. When she shared the picture of her idea on Reddit, Moms and Dads everywhere were tickled at the idea of putting up this sign.

One parent completely aware of this struggle appreciated her idea and commiserated that 99% of the frequently asked questions of the teenagers are clearly answered on that paper. Other parents provided some universal additions to the instructions given by her along with the sharing their experiences. One of the parents wrote, “I have two kids, 6 and 8. If you add ‘I don’t care who hit who first’ and ‘write it on the shopping list’, you’ve got me covered”. Moreover, this idea inspired many to recall the days of yore where their own parents often told them when it was OK to interrupt them, isolation or not.

Another one commented that, my mother used to keep a 3b rule to control our interruptions and that 3B stands for Broken, bleeding or burning and we were only allowed to interrupt if the reason was one of these three otherwise wait. One of the users offered a tried and true, “Bored? Find something or I will”. People felt nostalgic about their childhood days and stated that no one completely figured out this whole thing. People supported each other on Reddit for doing the “put up a sign thing”, stick them in a play pen for a bit or need a minute to just walk away, you are not wrong, the mess created by this pandemic grabbed every single parent in this problematic trap.

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