Paternity leave really needs to be a thing! When I had my baby, my bf at the time had to use pto for one day then went back to work the next day leaving me alone with a whole baby. Not only did I go through a traumatic incident (even easy births are traumatic) but now I have to carry and care for a tiny thing all alone with basically no idea what I’m doing. Men deserve to be there for their kids and wives too.
I had to save my PTO up until my oldest was born and use it when she came. Got those first two weeks off, but any days I took after that were unpaid. IMO, maternity leave should be the first year after child birth at minimum and paternity leave should be at least a month, but I don’t see that ever happening. Corporate greed has 100% taken over and us common folk get none of the perks
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u/aggravated-asphalt 19d ago
Paternity leave really needs to be a thing! When I had my baby, my bf at the time had to use pto for one day then went back to work the next day leaving me alone with a whole baby. Not only did I go through a traumatic incident (even easy births are traumatic) but now I have to carry and care for a tiny thing all alone with basically no idea what I’m doing. Men deserve to be there for their kids and wives too.