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SheilaT

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16. Good for Chris Hayes.

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 12:36 PM

Apr 2014

It's appalling that the workplace thinks that women will give birth over the weekend and return on Monday, and I'm barely exaggerating here. Worse yet is that there are some women who do essentially that, and some highly paid women who can afford to hire all the care needed to mind the baby and who simply don't understand that it's not that situation with most women.

Fathers are very important in the lives of their children. They deserve paternity leave every bit as much as the mothers deserve maternity leave.

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Hayes on paternity leave: �Take some time with your frickin� kid� [View all] RockaFowler Apr 2014 OP

A father is just as much of a parent as a mother is HockeyMom Apr 2014 #1

We got a week of paid Paternity sharp_stick Apr 2014 #2

I'd love it if this focus on parental leave could illustrate the fact that women aren't being whiny Brickbat Apr 2014 #3

Damn straight. Both parents need and deserve that time. riqster Apr 2014 #4

Honest question, was this his first kid or second? taught_me_patience Apr 2014 #5

It was his 2nd child sunnystarr Apr 2014 #6

This is his 2nd child according to Wikipedia RockaFowler Apr 2014 #7

First. The baseball player's first. If you're talking about Chris Hayes, his second. calimary Apr 2014 #8

It's completely understandable that he missed the game taught_me_patience Apr 2014 #11

He's not a pitcher RockaFowler Apr 2014 #15

A person's income should have no bearing. n/t FourScore Apr 2014 #19

I like baseball. Brigid Apr 2014 #22

Daniel Murphy is going to miss a significant portion of the first 6 months of his child's life, why smokey nj Apr 2014 #24

Let's work toward a living wage so that people don't have to Skidmore Apr 2014 #9

Most first world countries offer much more leave to parents, LeftyMom Apr 2014 #10

This is no longer a First World country. Brigid Apr 2014 #27

Real Family values are apparently not popular with the far right kmlisle Apr 2014 #12

Bingo! theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #21

You're supposed to talk about them, not act on them JBoy Apr 2014 #26

Lots of players are doing this now ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #13

Thank you, Chris Hayes and Daniel Murphy for lessons in being a responsible adult. greatlaurel Apr 2014 #14

Good for Chris Hayes. SheilaT Apr 2014 #16

KNR. n/t DirkGently Apr 2014 #17

Boomer recommended a C-section for better timing. No Vested Interest Apr 2014 #18

I agree 100%. Inkfreak Apr 2014 #28

Would it be the same if this was Game 1 of the World Series? radhika Apr 2014 #20

Even if it was the World Series, Brigid Apr 2014 #23

Here again - there will ALWAYS be a First Game of the World Series. calimary Apr 2014 #25

Good on Hayes, and to hell with the has-been and the jock-sniffer friendly_iconoclast Apr 2014 #29

"....that is part of being a man" Skittles Apr 2014 #30