I don’t think people are making a value judgement that parents shouldn’t have the ability to spend more time with their children, just that for the USA (and for

I don’t think people are making a value judgement that parents shouldn’t have the ability to spend more time with their children, just that for the USA (and for that matter most western countries to boot), this is still a very generous offer that isn’t mandated by any law. In Canada the time off is legislated making it a requirement for all business, and is what, 35 weeks to be shared between both parents, and consumed in the first 52 weeks?