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RE: Little Ru on Risks and Expectations
When asked about my children @insight-out and the choices we have made concerning them, I will typically just sum it up simply with "they are a blessing and deepen our lives" ... And leave it at that.
Fun to read about that in your life, as it is unfolding. And you do a great job of it, so don't stop! 🤗
And yes my dear Steemian friend ...
"I have so many things to say, that first I have to think how to narrow them down :D"
... I can certainly ... uhhh ... "relate" to this. My latest attempt to write a post < 1,000 words ... How did that go? Failed again ... 😉
If you don't mind my asking, are you a SAHM (stay at home Mom)? I don't recall seeing anything about that, in your earlier posts.
Thanks for your encouragement, @roleerob!
No, I am on my maternity leave. You can take up to 2 years of paid maternity leave here. During the first year, you get 90% of your net salary. And during the second year, you get a small amount of money as support. Actually, it's like that in many European countries (you can check this article). So, it's not only the too many paid vacations in Europe you were joking about :D However, these are part of the good EU policies and traditions.
I am supposed to get back to work at the end of January, but since I left the city I was working at, I have to figure out what am I going to do next. And I am having a kind of a dilemma :)
Wow @insight-out ...
... I guess so, although your link appears to indicate Bulgaria is "head and shoulders" above the rest! 😉
Yes, I can imagine ...
... so, I hope we can look forward to future posts about it! And, of course, if asked I'm sure a lot of your fellow Steemians will be quite happy to offer their input on what you decide ... 😉
Haha, yes, head and shoulders indeed :) It is part of our government's effort to deal with the demographic crisis here and encourage families to have children. It's very good for families and maybe it's not so good for the economy. However, the policy in Germany (the biggest economy in Europe) is very similar:
So, maybe it's OK for the economy.
There is no such thing as paid maternity leave in the US, right? How do people usually manage after having children?
Yes @insight-out indeed ...
... a crisis in many western cultures, including America today (although we have yet to take the measures some others have, such as those you cite ...). Do you ever wonder why that is? I am asking for your perspective, from the way you were raised, what you have been taught there in your country and what you have been led to believe from your culture.
Yes, America does have maternity leave, but nothing like what you are enjoying. Frankly, it is new enough that I am not "up on it," but I think I am correct to say it is still left to organizations to set their own policy vs. having it mandated at the Federal level. And ... To be competitive in the marketplace for talented workers, it is offered ... All that to say six months is what I think I have heard, but not certain ... I think I've read some "cutting edge" workplaces are even starting to offer maternity leave for men ...
My wife stayed home with our children, so once again we are "outside the norm" on that front, as that is rare these days in America. I still remember the "hit" we took to our income, when she stopped working ... But, it was our free will decision and we have never regretted it. From what our children have chosen to say to us, they are aware of that and greatly appreciate it ...
P.S. It is Father's Day here in America tomorrow. If you wish to read what @roleerob is capable of, when feeling led to really "lay it out," you can read what I wrote to our church leaders here in my Father's Day post a year ago, on the topic of children and what they represent ...