Suddenly, as office buildings closed during the pandemic and millions of parents started working from home, many of us breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, no more commuting. More time with our kids. A once in a lifetime opportunity to concentrate on career and family with fewer hassles. Answer emails while cooking pasta sauce, join team Zoom in yoga pants, and always be there for bedtime. But five years into the remote-hybrid experiment, the arrangement is tougher than we expected. Yes, this flexibility has given us choices that did not exist before, but it’s also erased the lines so much that many working parents aren’t even sure if it’s freedom they are experiencing or just a different kind of trap.

Flexibility: Leash or a lifeline

This new way of working was liberating at first. Paren

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