The case for national paid maternity leave
It&#x27;s a strong case, but it still feels like a band-aid on the wound that is normalized double income households. My wife is a novelist. She chose to do that so she could have flexibility to stay home with children. It helps that she&#x27;s a fantastic writer. I chose my current job because of 6 weeks paternity leave, as we plan on having several more children. I recognize my immense privilege being able to make choices like these, but it was not without sacrifices. For the first few years of our marriage we could have easily doubled our income if we were both working.<p>All this to say, is a return to single income households wanted, reasonable or possible? I can&#x27;t help but feel that &quot;working&quot; and &quot;raising children&quot; is having your cake and eating it too.