Oops, I did it again…

June 13th, 2008

Please pardon me as I ease back into the wonderfully addictive world of blogging. I think I may have devised a plan for how to proceed (but as I’m ever the commitmentphobe, don’t quote me on this):

Mondays through Wednesdays: original blog posts from yours truly

Thursdays: abcnews.com column and/or highlights from the NWjobs.com work/life balance blog

Fridays: highlights from the NWjobs.com work/life balance blog and/or Q&As with or guest blog posts from other relevant bloggers

I know it’s not Thursday anymore, but I wanted to share this week’s abcnews.com column, as it’s a topic people feel so strongly about:

Paternity Leave: When a Week Isn’t Enough

An excerpt:

I’ve always felt the world was divided into two kinds of people: the family-track folks (most of the population), and the holdouts (people like me) who were too busy, too unprepared, or too satisfied with their status quo to raise a child.

Then, one of my fellow holdouts — a friend I’ve known since college — decided to give parenting a whirl. Suddenly, I took great interest in every detail of how she and her husband planned to juggle raising a baby with their office jobs, especially during those first few trying months.

You can read the rest here. Happy dad’s day!

Entry Filed under: My articles, Balance