Collapse of informal childcare infrastructure that threatens Julia’s ability to meet professional obligations and keep her children safe — forcing her to navigate brittle social resources to secure practical help.
Collapse of informal childcare infrastructure that threatens Julia’s ability to meet professional obligations and keep her children safe — forcing her to navigate brittle social resources to secure practical help.
Events in This Arc
Paul offers a pragmatic, low-conflict solution—hire Helinka as a stopgap—while Julia, frantic and protective of her children’s upbringing, flatly rejects it. The exchange exposes a deeper clash: Paul’s detached, managerial …
Julia and Kevin shepherd a motley parade of eight children down the street—a frazzled, public tableau that makes Julia's private overload visible to the neighborhood. Kevin, eager to prove himself …
After Amanda coldly cancels Julia's childcare request and slams the door, humiliation turns into practical solidarity on the pavement. Julia admits she’s been cut off from the ‘alpha’ network; Kevin …