tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824547228125638907.post6445118810824567326..comments2024-03-29T05:23:20.196+00:00Comments on New Mum Online: Shared Parental Leave Everything You Need To KnowNew Mum Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14285584922202683960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824547228125638907.post-27917361314833024352015-05-08T19:16:48.138+01:002015-05-08T19:16:48.138+01:00Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like to...Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like to have help at home. My ex-h never took any time off for the first one and he'd been kicked out by the time the second one actually came so I did it all alone. I think all mothers need to be mothered and if the partner can do it - all the better XXOlder Single Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752771952921898184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824547228125638907.post-44717579881079632952015-05-05T22:15:49.841+01:002015-05-05T22:15:49.841+01:00It is in my view a step in the right direction but...It is in my view a step in the right direction but I don't expect take-up to be massive and that it will vary in different communities of interest. I think we need a huge cultural shift so that parents male and female can benefit fully from work and parenting joys. We have a long way to go. My circumstances varied a lot with each of my 3 children born 2000-2005. I certainly feel if my OH had being able to take leave he may have spotted my post-natal depression early on and that last 10 years would as a result have been better for all of us. I did employment law at college - very interesting and yes good to know if you are in any type of management role and for your own interests too as an employeekateonthinicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506288402799764435noreply@blogger.com