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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by the-dude on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:25AM (#29228460)
Not all women are equal. I have seen women who gave birth just a couple of weeks before, thriving & bursting of energy in the workplace.
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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by nzmsv on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:43AM (#29228672)
Sucks to be the kid of these bursting energy balls though. Hope the kid has a nanny or a grandmother who isn't like that.
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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by drewzero1 on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:27PM (#29230703)
Or a father.
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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by nzmsv on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @11:53AM (#29242858)
True.

I think a child would benefit the most from an involved male and a female figure in their lives, but even one is better than none.

In other words, ideally that should read "and a father" ;)

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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by drewzero1 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:16PM (#29257557)
Even better! :)
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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by bell-cot on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:40PM (#29230890)
Old family wisdom: There is no "normal" for normal (meaning non-C-section) childbirth. A mother's physical and mental recovery timelines will vary (possibly widely) with each birth, and assumptions that it'll just keep getting easier tend to end badly.

(C-sections are somewhat more predictable on the physical recovery side...but do not lack for issues of their own.)

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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by the-dude on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:38AM (#29228614)
Totally not cool ad hominem. Very undude.

Also, I replied to a comment, not at the top level.

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