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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's a horrible thing that happened.  That being said, she made the choice, no one forced her.  If she wanted a year off, take the year off and all of the sacrifices and consequences that come with it. She chose not to, you can't blame "the system" because you are not willing to do whatever it takes.  Yes, she kept her job for the insurance, but only because the other parent did freelance work.  One of the solutions would be have that parent get a job with insurance, etc.[/quote]

Victim blaming much? How many women do you really think can take a whole year off work (which, BTW, most women would be fired for -- you only get 12 weeks protected leave WITHOUT PAY with FMLA -- so it would effectively be leaving their job permanently)?

You sound like you're trying to blame the mom so you don't have to face the possibility this could happen to any mom, even one who really, REALLY loved her baby and made a ton of sacrifices.

You can't claim she made a choice when it's not a choice for most people. It's a necessity for most Americans to have two working parents. Get off your privileged high horse and GTFO.[/quote]

It is a choice.  Having a child is a choice.  If you want a year off when you have a child, it's your responsibility (not the government's) to make that work.  If you want to stay home, but can't afford to, then don't have a baby.  Don't expect the government to fund your dream for you.  [/quote]

So just to follow this thought to its logical conclusion, pretty much no one who can't afford to take off whatever unpaid time they need to recover from childbirth and take care of their child should have a baby?  Sure having a kid is a choice but it's a choice that is good for all of us.  If no one but the very wealthy had children, who would pay taxes?  Fund social security and Medicare?  Be the doctors and nurses you'll need to take care of you in your old age?  Do things like, I dunno, work and keep our society and country running?  [/quote]

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