Re:Paternity Leave Was Crucial After the Birth of My Child
by eesmith on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @11:29PM
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Using $TERM of your choice, the father was the one spending full-time at home, taking care of the <1 yr old child, while the mother was not.
Is this cruel? Not "is it inconvenient", but is it - your term - "cruel"?
(I double-checked, and "primary caregiver" is the correct term for that situation. It is not exclusionary as both parents may be primary caregivers at the same time. Also, the primary caregiver may be another relative or friend, and not always the mother or father.)
Also, what does "cruel" mean to you? Babies aren't acculturated, so societal expectations don't really apply to judging the responses of a 4 month old. Do you mean they cry more? Do they have lower levels of oxycotin? Or how else do you figure out that a society has been making a mistake in how it deals with babies?
Is this cruel? Not "is it inconvenient", but is it - your term - "cruel"?
(I double-checked, and "primary caregiver" is the correct term for that situation. It is not exclusionary as both parents may be primary caregivers at the same time. Also, the primary caregiver may be another relative or friend, and not always the mother or father.)
Also, what does "cruel" mean to you? Babies aren't acculturated, so societal expectations don't really apply to judging the responses of a 4 month old. Do you mean they cry more? Do they have lower levels of oxycotin? Or how else do you figure out that a society has been making a mistake in how it deals with babies?