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Not all women are equal. I have seen women who gave birth just a couple of weeks before, thriving & bursting of energy in the workplace.

• kchl 5y ago
  I beseech anyone to take a comment on this subject from someone who chose “the dude” as his handle with a big, big grain of salt, and to note that this dude totally missed the point of this editorial.
  • the-dude 5y ago
    Totally not cool ad hominem. Very undude. Also, I replied to a comment, not at the top level.
• nzmsv 5y ago
  Sucks to be the kid of these bursting energy balls though. Hope the kid has a nanny or a grandmother who isn't like that.
  • drewzero1 5y ago
    Or a father.
    • nzmsv 5y ago
      True. I think a child would benefit the most from an involved male and a female figure in their lives, but even one is better than none. In other words, ideally that should read "and a father" ;)
      • drewzero1 5y ago
        Even better! :)
• bell-cot 5y ago
  Old family wisdom: There is no "normal" for normal (meaning non-C-section) childbirth. A mother's physical and mental recovery timelines will vary (possibly widely) with each birth, and assumptions that it'll just keep getting easier tend to end badly. (C-sections are somewhat more predictable on the physical recovery side...but do not lack for issues of their own.)