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I quit my 6-figure job to be a stay-at-home dad. After leaving California, we could afford to be a single-income family.
Michael Johnston quit his six-figure engineering job to be a stay-at-home dad after he and his wife…
Alexandra Frost
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Parents are turning to a 'paid village' to handle childcare and cleaning. Costs range from $500 to $2,600 a month.
Parents are leaning on a paid village to take care of their children. It can cost anywhere between …
Kelly Burch
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A mom in Sweden took 21 months off when her kids were born, and her partner took 15. Sharing parental leave changed their expectations of each other.
Mom-of-two Nicola Lindgren took 21 months of paid parental leave, and her partner took additional p…
Ella Hopkins
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I'm an American living in Spain. Both my husband and I had 4 months of paid parental leave, which helped us ease into parenthood.
I've lived in Spain for seven years and had my first child here. Both my husband and I got four mon…
Megan Lloyd
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A mom in Denmark was offered 1 year of paid parental leave but chose to come back to work early. She felt she had to show she was still valuable.
Mom-of-two Natalia Rogaczewska's employer gave her one year's maternity leave at full pay in Denmar…
Ella Hopkins
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Kamala Harris' pitch to families struggling to care for both kids and aging parents: Medicare for in-home eldercare
Kamala Harris proposed Medicare coverage for in-home eldercare, which cost families an average of n…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I quit my job to look after my grandchildren. My son initially paid me $10 an hour, but now I gladly do it for free.
A grandmother paid by her son and daughter-in-law to babysit her grandkids did so only once. She sa…
Jane Ridley
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JD Vance's childcare plan ticked off some parents and grandparents. There's a way to fix it.
After JD Vance suggested grandparents help out more with childcare, many BI readers reached out exp…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan…
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I inherited my parents' small business even though I didn't want it. I vowed not to do the same thing to my son.
No one in my family asked me if I wanted to be in charge of the family business, it was expected of…
Chris Mott
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I'm an American living in Germany. I get 5 weeks a year of PTO and had 2 years of parental leave.
I moved to Germany over a decade ago. Here I get more PTO and parental leave. I also get to commute…
Naomi Kaye Honova
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Businesses like Reddit and Twitter are pushing for a key part of Biden's stalled economic agenda: Paid leave to help end the labor shortage
With Congress stalled, major businesses are calling for national paid leave to help bring back the …
Juliana Kaplan
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Meet a mom who got COVID-19 while pregnant and used paid leave when her kid had to quarantine 3 times
"We keep operating on the assumption that families and especially mothers will take on anything we …
Juliana Kaplan
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My layoff gave me the break I needed as a single parent. It was a blessing in disguise.
I'm a single parent who stayed at a job I hated to support my son. When I got laid off, I realized…
Tess Martinelli
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Laura Dern dropped out of college to film 'Blue Velvet' despite being told the decision was 'insane.' The career gamble paid off for the Oscar winner.
Laura Dern told a podcast that she had to drop out of college to film 1986's "Blue Velvet," regarde…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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New parents could get $6,000 for the first year of their child's life and a restored child tax credit in Kamala Harris' new economic plan
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing tax cuts for new parents and working families as she gear…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Meet a mom and teacher who hasn't been able to work because child care is so unpredictable: 'I was way behind on work and completely stressed, not sleeping'
"Domestic labor is labor," said Laura Danger, who has two children in addition to a full-time job. …
Juliana Kaplan
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Summer vacation is only getting more expensive for parents, with some spending thousands of dollars on camp: It's 'highway robbery'
Parents told BI that they're spending thousands to send their kids to camp or other summer care.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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My parents struggled in blue-collar jobs. Paying off their mortgage and retiring them is my proudest achievement.
Simmy Dhillon's parents worked blue collar jobs to support the family. At age 27, Dhillon has now r…
Charissa Cheong
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Some government jobs are offering big bonuses, higher pay and parental leave to lure applicants
Government jobs are offering better salaries, sign-on bonuses of tens of thousands of dollars, and …
Haley Tenore
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Sen. Gillibrand wants to invite Meghan Markle to dinner with women senators to discuss paid family leave
Meghan Markle previously penned a letter to Democratic leaders to encourage them to support paid le…