Let's look at this topic from a different perspective. Let's look at pregnancy as a family affair, as opposed man vs woman issue, calling it "family leave." There are two reasons for a woman to have time off: bonding with the newborn & medical conditions. Then the man would have two reasons for time off also: bonding with the newborn & taking care of wife while she's having the medical conditions.
I'm highly disturbed when people deny the effects of pregnancy on a woman's body but a good husband would also see that as a "family affair" and would want to stay home to take care of the home and wife. This way both would get equal amount of time off, however, some of this time would be to take care of the wife (yes, I need the specific acknowledgement and entitlement to know the time is being given to him specificially to take care ME, damn it! LOL).
I have never been in that situation so this is actually a new topic to me.
2007-10-23
06:25:06
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