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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think the government or the employer should be responsible for providing ANY paid leave, honestly.   People choose to have children, that should not have any effect on their employer and their need to run their business.

IMO allowing the parent to use whatever sick leave/vacation time is reasonable.   Anything else (even unpaid) is beyond generous.[/quote]

Do you have kids? I get 2 wks vacation and 1 wk sick. I should leave my baby at 3 wks old?[/quote]

I have 4 kids.

Whether you leave your baby at 3 weeks is a decision you need to make for yourself.   If you have 3 weeks, and your partner has 3 weeks, you could theoretically wait until the baby is 6 weeks before putting her in daycare.    Or you could save enough money to last you  to take whatever time off YOU feel is reasonable.   Why should your employer be on the hook? [/quote]

you sounds like SAHM that wants every woman to be a housewife.[/quote]

[b]I want every woman to do what SHE wants to do.   On her own dime/own merit. [/b] Just like every man.[/quote]

Not to be snarky, but by the time most educated women are finishing graduate programs, their fertility is in decline already. Unless they come from riches wiht a trust fund, or rely heavily on a man's support, this would be a significant hardship for women in their 20s. [/quote]

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