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Parental leave in America

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Vicki Boykis
Oct 18, 2019
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I’m coming up on being halfway done with my second maternity leave (😩), and since I spend all day on maternity leave, I also spend a lot of time thinking about the idea of it.

Parental leave is a very lonely place, even if you have friends and family nearby to help and check in on you.

You’ve gone from a 12-hour schedule where you spend some time rela…

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