• ChexMax
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    17 hours ago

    Weird that you think parents exclusively parent? Parents parent, and then we also give blood, help elderly parents and grandparents, and volunteer.

    The flexibility you want to give blood should be given to parents, as well. And then if your elderly parent’s ALF calls saying your mom has a fever and they won’t let her stay there until it’s cleared up, you should be given the flexibility to leave work same as a parent.

    The flexibility afforded parents to prioritize when their kids are sick and it’s illegal to leave them home alone is not the equivalent to volunteering.

    • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
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      3 hours ago

      I think you’re fighting a straw man there. I’m saying people should be all allowed flexibility at work, and that parents should get special flexibility. As we can’t judge if what someone does with their flexibility is good for society just based on if they’re parents or not.