In the US you are lucky to get 12 weeks and then it may not be paid.
I, for one, work because I want to. I love my children, all four of them, but I am a better parent when I work. And yes, I believe in Family beds and I breast fed my children until about 16 months. When I am home all the time I deo little. When I work I feel like a whole person with interests to share with my children. I do have a job where I can take time off for whatever my children need - I have yet to miss a field trip or class party.
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