There is no doubt that women deserve the maternity leave. Comparing what women and men pass through during the labor period is quite different. I have been hearing people say women gave birth and so on, but I'm privileged to stay with my sister, like two years ago when she gave birth to her last child.
Since I'm free and I'm next to her, I just have to stay with her. I didn't even stay with her during that labor period, but I stayed with her during the time she needed me, after which she gave birth and is now at home.
For the first time in my life I will be scared of something, and that is women after birth. I mean, the rate at which she's during makes me really scared, and that's not even the first child, probably because she's yet to experience something like that before. Not first or even second child.
My sister can't even help herself to the toilet that is very close to her. I had to do almost everything for her. I never knew there was so much pain for women after they gave birth. Especially those that did operations. I was scared. And for like, almost some weeks, her body is just healing, but by bit. That was when I realized the importance of women and why they needed to be taken care of. The fact that my sister can't work makes me scared a lot.
I know how stubborn she can be and how hard she will want to do anything on her own. Seeing someone who is so strong to be down can be very heartbreaking.
Her husband couldn't stay much longer because he needs to work. And I can't blame him; he's not the owner of himself.
Now the question is, must the father also be given the same treatment as the mother?
Well, to be sincere, I will say yes. We all agreed that women are really trying and doing their best to protect the children. Although women go through lots of physical pain during and after labor, in my country, six months of leave is given to every woman that gives birth; by this time the body would have been healed.
At the same time, men also face lots of mental stress. And the funniest part is that sometimes mental stress can be more complicated than physical stress. No matter how you want to do it, if your wife is in labor or about to go to labor soon. You will be facing lots of stress as a man that leads to any kinds of things. If care is not taken, the man can collapse.
Most men face lots of stress at work already, but the problem we have is that we rarely even talk about it because we think that we are very strong. Men should also be given good treatment once they have a baby and take a break from everything. Even if the holiday is just for three weeks.
Stay with your family for three weeks and enjoy every moment with your family. That will also bring a good bond to the family. That is my contribution to this topic.
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