@kezia I think this is more of a question of assumptions - both of you assuming you could work a normal day when the situation was not a normal day.
Hire someone to watch and drive your kids around for the day.
@seyi I can’t imagine!! That sounds rough. Current commute is less than 10 min, and our street dead ends to a back entrance to the school so it takes them 2 min to walk. We are super lucky.
@naila Can you negotiate to every other week? Would that be acceptable in your husband’s eyes? I personally would struggle with that but I’ve never “commuted” more than 15 min.