House Republican communications on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “What’s Next” address on Wednesday criticized the push for paid family leave alongside efforts to improve abortion access and transition the state to clean energy in a memo obtained by the Advance. In a list of message points dated Aug. 30, House Republicans pushed back against bills that […]
Just a reminder that Republicans are just horrible people.
I took two weeks off after my first son was born. That was definitely NOT a vacation. Obviously, I didn’t have to go through the really hard part (giving birth). To help my wife rest, I’d take any nighttime crying sessions plus half of the daytime ones while I was home. Getting up at 11pm, 1am, 1:30am, 1:50am, 3:30am, 3:50am, etc was not a vacation by any stretch of the imagination.
I was exhausted and stressed having to take care of this little one whose very life depended on me. It was a rough adjustment. I’m very happy to have had my boys, but anyone who thinks having a baby is akin to a vacation either offloads all the real work to someone else or takes some really horrible vacations.
I took two weeks off after my first son was born. That was definitely NOT a vacation. Obviously, I didn’t have to go through the really hard part (giving birth). To help my wife rest, I’d take any nighttime crying sessions plus half of the daytime ones while I was home. Getting up at 11pm, 1am, 1:30am, 1:50am, 3:30am, 3:50am, etc was not a vacation by any stretch of the imagination.
I was exhausted and stressed having to take care of this little one whose very life depended on me. It was a rough adjustment. I’m very happy to have had my boys, but anyone who thinks having a baby is akin to a vacation either offloads all the real work to someone else or takes some really horrible vacations.