Man Prams

This is a fairly common site in Sweden. No, not TJ and I pushing a stroller. But, a father pushing a stroller. When I first arrived here, it was a fairly common and, for me, an odd sight to see so many men pushing strollers. But, not so odd for Sweden. The country has one of the most liberal parental leave policies. In total, parents are afforded 480 days of parental leave. Each parent is guaranteed 2 months of [paid] leave. The remainder can be divided any way the family sees fit. Of course, there is concern in Sweden that too often the fathers are transferring the residual leave to the mothers. Speaking from the experience of our few hours with baby Emile, I cannot understand this trend. But, if you were a young child, would you want these two feeding you?

And, you don't need to read anything more into this post. Kids are great, but we're pretty content just taking care of two dogs.