Re:Paternity Leave Was Crucial After the Birth of My Child
by ewalk153 on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:06AM
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There is room to acknowledge that men and women are biologically differentiate, while also noting the spectrum of needs in each couple. Be it two fathers, two mothers, or a mother that goes back to work before a father.
The invariant need is a child that has a loving home environment and is well fed.
Living in Canada as an American citizen, I deeply appreciate the leave benefits we have here in Canada/Quebec.
Re:Paternity Leave Was Crucial After the Birth of My Child
by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:26AM
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Dear me.
I couldn’t agree more that the needs of the child is paramount.
What I mean to say is that there needs to be significant social welfare towards the wellbeing of children.
That typically means two people chosen by the mother could be delegated a minimum set of care hours for the life of the child, paid for by the state.
I couldn’t give a hoot who or what plays those roles.
The direction this conversation took is breaking my brain.
My larger point is, we shouldn't throw the traditional gender role baby out with the breast milk bath water. People have different preferences / requirements, and they should be allowed to make the choice to conform to traditional gender roles if they so choose, rather than forcing a 50 / 50 split of parental leave where there is some clear biological differences. The obvious ones being men lack mammary glands and uterus / ovaries.