tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052876.post114660155442631011..comments2023-07-16T13:15:33.098+02:00Comments on alala: The Mommy Wars in Germanyalalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08504045003702100248noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052876.post-1146668566756632422006-05-03T17:02:00.000+02:002006-05-03T17:02:00.000+02:00interested in cmhl's questions...I mean: what if ...interested in cmhl's questions...I mean: what if you find yourself single or a widow, too...then what are your options?~dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214204603207446036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052876.post-1146623478142027332006-05-03T04:31:00.000+02:002006-05-03T04:31:00.000+02:00Yeah, I don't clean nearly enough either. Who kno...Yeah, I don't clean nearly enough either. Who knows - maybe I'm German after all. *snort*<BR/><BR/>Seriously considering moving to Canada. It's just a hop, skip and a border jump.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339006290850303550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052876.post-1146610824819473162006-05-03T01:00:00.000+02:002006-05-03T01:00:00.000+02:00Thanks for the more on-the-ground version of this....Thanks for the more on-the-ground version of this. I thought the Times story was interesting, but it's more real to see it from the viewpoint of a woman living in the country.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052876.post-1146607390909581562006-05-03T00:03:00.000+02:002006-05-03T00:03:00.000+02:00That totally sucks! Barbaric. Wow. The US isn't...That totally sucks! Barbaric. Wow. The US isn't looking so bad now.KimberlyDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703413352151196546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052876.post-1146607306870724292006-05-03T00:01:00.000+02:002006-05-03T00:01:00.000+02:00I also had no idea it was like this in Germany. I ...I also had no idea it was like this in Germany. I think, having lived in the US my entire life, I take for granted the simple things such as being able to have a flexible work schedule with kids. Posts like this remind me that the world has still a long way to go before men and women are treated equal or even close.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260849456165444444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052876.post-1146606753535864532006-05-02T23:52:00.000+02:002006-05-02T23:52:00.000+02:00Add this to your list of Why It's Better to Be Can...Add this to your list of Why It's Better to Be Canadian:<BR/>50 weeks of paid maternity/parental leave. <BR/>That's right, no one goes back to work for a year after having a baby. Or if you want, Mom can take the 15 weeks of maternity leave, and Mom and Dad can divide up the 35 weeks of parental leave however they like. I started my mat leave 6 weeks before my due date, but many women work Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052876.post-1146603776623769222006-05-02T23:02:00.000+02:002006-05-02T23:02:00.000+02:00wow. I had no idea that it was like that there..w...wow. I had no idea that it was like that there..<BR/><BR/>what is the rationale behind having hte kids get out of school at different times? it seems that that would be a logistical nightmare for the parents! <BR/><BR/>do they have after-school care, if there IS a working mother?cmhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794651670716752863noreply@blogger.com