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@scott0218 Yes. I accept responsibility for not paying attention to my paycheck situation better. But the country I live in, in 2023, still does not recognize the physical, mental, and emotional toll that pregnancy and childbirth has. There is zero support for women going through this, let...

@holyman1213 Yes :(

@dejoe2008 Ewwww

@hclaney You’ve inspired me to look into Connecticuts process and start lobbying my state for the same! Our current governor and legislative body is one that I genuinely feel would be open to this.

@hclaney That sounds like a dream!!!

@hclaney The time has been increased to 6wks vaginal, 8 weeks cesarean, but everything else is still the same. Daycare is still sparse, it’s still more than my paycheck.

@j3r3m3 “Usually I make things” Ma’am. Again. You are making the thing…

@j3r3m3 Um. Your Christmas present to everyone is this new human? You worked hard on it all year???

@nell2087 Oh yes. Sending well wishes and prayers for successful treatments. I very much understand your path.

@charochez Thanks for letting me vent.

@charochez Maternity leave as in FMLA. I wasn’t paid, no PTO, nothing.

@edmundlloydfletcher Thanks.

@edmundlloydfletcher The job field I’m in, we are only paid for our contracted time. The contract doesn’t cover the entire year, but since bills & stuff still come, they divide our salary over 24 paychecks.

@thatdude12 Sending love. I sincerely hope you and your family get some kind of windfall that will carry you through the season.

@lockupthewolves You’re so encouraging!! My leave is over, I’ve been back for a few weeks now and haven’t been getting paid, hence the panicked email to payroll which launched this entire discussion. But I can tell you that I worked VERY hard to relax and enjoy my (short) leave. I had severe...

@gelacy I love that for you!!!

@bieberlove Yup. This isn’t my first kid, I’ve done this a few times. So I just feel especially dumb that I am just now figuring it out. A day of unpaid time off is actually way more hurtful than I thought…

@emily_elizabeth You’re so sweet. This week was so rough and your kind words are really bolstering me.

@debiperry77 The United States, Papua New Guinea, Surinam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, and Tonga are the only ones I know of.

@stopsigntheology I love your comment, not the biggest, not the best. All the moms I’ve talked to just want a few simple things: job security, at least part of their paycheck (some voted 100%, many were even cool with the 60% many other countries do!), and TIME. I feel like that’s not outrageous...