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> That those 6 months off are akin to a 6 month vacation? It's a full-time job. Except I'm sitting in a little room all day staring at a computer, you're spend
by serge2k 10y ago
> That those 6 months off are akin to a 6 month vacation? It's a full-time job.
Except I'm sitting in a little room all day staring at a computer, you're spending all day with your family and seeing your new child walk and talk for the first time.
Gee, I wonder who has a more rewarding time.
- cookiecaper 10y agoNew children usually aren't walking or talking by six months. Providing for a family is very rewarding.
- atonse 10y agoYou think new parents sitting around laughing and taking pictures all day? hahahaha sorry, no. New parenting (infants) is about 5% photo-filled rewarding, 95% just repetitive work, cleaning up shit (literally), waking up every couple of hours, trying to keep it together with your spouse in stressful situations with very little sleep, and feeding this organism that will eventually have a personality and start interacting back. And that ratio gradually changes as they grow older. I remember after the first month, I used to consider going to the office my "break from parenting" because of its consistency and ability for my mind to just rest for a bit. Just remember when you're asking a parent of an infant to have a full-time job on top of parenting, you've essentially now got an employee that is splitting their time/attention/energy between two jobs. If you're ok with the altered productivity, then that's fine. But let's not fool ourselves.
- serge2k 10y agoI refuse to accept this ridiculous idea that you are making some great sacrifice by taking time off after your kid is born. If it's so horrible then don't take the time off.