You guys know the symbols for the teams in Pokemon Go, right? Hexagon, triangle, and circle with the corresponding bird inside. Well, I just noticed something. The symbols for Valor and Instinct look familiar. You know where I’ve seen a Moltres in a circle and a Zapdos in a triangle?
Yup. The symbols remind me of the cages our good friend Lawrence III used in the Power of One. Probably just a coincidence. Probably.
Maternity and paternity leave is really important, paternity leave is, I think, a really important part of equality. Normalise the idea that men will raise children, be these men hetero or gay.
All parents need time to bond with a new baby, and time to acclimate themselves to all that’s required to care for one.Â
On top of forming a connection with their child, this can help to simplify distribution of labor when it comes to childcare. This way, there isn’t just one parent doing everything most of the time and then one confused parent in over their head anytime the other hands the baby off so they can go shower, get some food in them, go shopping/to a meeting, etc.
ALSO a woman will need weeks and months to heal from the birth. My husband always felt so guilty about leaving back to work just two weeks after the baby was born with BOTH our kids, because he knew I was still figuring out breastfeeding, getting used to the new baby, far too tired to clean/cook, etc. He obviously helped out outside of work, but that is so much to ask of anyone to work 9-5 and then play homemaker on top of that. Fathers need rest and time to enjoy the baby too.
It’s honestly ridiculous that fathers are expected to only spare a few weeks (at most) post-labor. The mother just went through one of the most physically traumatic episodes the human body is capable of, she’s not going to be bouncing back to normal after a few weeks. It’s a critical time when the father is needed more than ever to ease the adjustment period.
I’ve seen people complain that paternal leave is a “scam”. Certainly a lot of companies seem to think so. But the truth is that our culture is so consumer/work based, that career and money is everything, that we (a) assume that any attempt at paid leave is gimmicking the system, and (b) that parenthood is not a reasonable thing to prioritize over making income
Fathers are often portrayed in media as helpless with children or unable to empathize as well as mothers. And you know what? There’s some truth to that because of how society depicts men’s roles in parenthood since the early 20th century. Their job is to make a living and discipline. Not spend time connecting to their offspring.
Let fathers bond with their kids. It starts at the beginning. Spare them at least a month to get to know their son or daughter. Let them enjoy getting to know each babies’ unique personality outside of late-night wake-ups. Without paternity leave, they must choose between being a good husband and father, or putting bread on the table.
Let mothers and fathers have time to bond with EACH OTHER, too – they have a new dynamic every time a new little person shows up in their family. They need time to be together as well as time to be with their kids.
The biggest thing I have is that I’ve been told maternity and paternity leave is a privilege you get from having a good job. Well why can’t you get these in lower income jobs??? If you’re working minimum wage why should you have to worry about having a job or else spending time with your kid/recovering from pregnancy?? And also why is pregnancy usually solely what paternal/maternal leave are for? What about adoption?? The bonding aspects matter there too! If not even more!!! I’m sorry I’m just so opinionated on this and it’s one thing I can talk about without being nervous
Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world. It’s also supposedly the most haunted.
Human usage of Mammoth began at least 4,000 years ago, with Native Americans using the cave for about 2,000 years – including for burials. In 1839, Doctor John Croghan purchased Mammoth Cave from a private owner, believing the same cave environment that preserved Native American mummies, old timber, and dead animals, might save his tuberculosis patients’ lives. He hypothesized that the cave air held the key and thought having his patients live inside might save them. By then, Mammoth was already a tourist attraction, and visitors were treated to the strange sight of pale, frail figures in dressing gowns moving weakly within the cave, as well as the sound of coughing and soft conversations heard throughout some of the passages – possibly the origin of early ghost stories related to the caves.
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