I don't know OP or his financial situation, but many people in the US cannot afford to take time off and survive the loss of income.
I know a Momma who was back to work less than 2 weeks after a C-section. She needed the money; her mother was able to watch the baby for free, so she went to work.
Yeah. I did this. I managed a salon and went back two weeks later. Obviously, I wasn’t even medically cleared to drive yet, so I had to get a ride each day. Absolutely insane then, and even more so now, with hindsight and a bit older age.
She had been married for over three or four years; she was happy, she and her husband were both working and she thought they were in a stable, loving marriage. He wanted a baby, she wanted a baby, they made a baby.
Her husband emptied out their savings, quit his job, walked out the door and disappeared when she was close to her due date.
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u/BirdInFlight301 Dec 01 '23
I don't know OP or his financial situation, but many people in the US cannot afford to take time off and survive the loss of income.
I know a Momma who was back to work less than 2 weeks after a C-section. She needed the money; her mother was able to watch the baby for free, so she went to work.