The person who keeps challenging you on this stance seems to be under the “it’s too expensive to help other people” syndrome. (It’s the same type of person who says “we can’t afford national healthcare because it’s too expensive” when our country overspends on defense contractors and overbuys military weapons and…

An attack on the Trump balloon baby is an attack on balloon babies of all of us, and also an attack on our balloon democracy.

Because the political discussion is in the news every day? I follow the political discussion, I know where the welfare state is headed. No one is touching the parental leave. No real politician who values their reputation and career will touch SD with a ten-foot-pole. KD is accepted into the coalition, but few of…

Very mature. I live in Sweden. I read the news every day. I know what I’m talking about

Long parental leaves have the added bonus of increased career mobility. Workplaces often hire temps, but the demands on them are usually lower since there is no point in training someone who will only be there for a year. These people get job experience, which they use to get better jobs. My temp when I was on…

I mean, the last time I went to Europe the gov’t did pay for it, but I assure you it was under very different circumstances (going to play in the mud with the Army in Germany). No one even offered to let me meet the Queen.

M, L and C are promising parents more money too. And I know that SD are gaining votes, unfortunately, but that doesn’t mean they’re gaining power. No one in the parliament wants them. Sweden doesn’t have a majority party, the only way to form a government is through a coalition, but no other party wants SD at their…

“You didn’t deserve that.”

I’m a parent in Sweden. There is no way anyone is touching the parental leave. Parents vote you know, and the big parties know how to win easy votes by promising more money to parents. That’s why we have one of the most generous parental leave policies in the world, at every election the parties try to top each…

That’s a lie

Swedish parents can’t divide the parental leave as they want. 90 days are earmarked for each parent and are non-transferable. Use them or lose them. The rest of the leave can be divided between them however they want

I’m with you on this, but can we maybe disentangle the debate about reproductive rights from a discussion about eugenics? There are many good, sensible arguments for family planning services. “Those people have too many babies!”, which is the terminus of just about every debate I’ve ever had that discusses…

It’s especially disgusting with US removing funding for all family planning clinics in developing countries that mention abortion. Also in conflict areas where rape is so prevalent.

All this time with Ted Cruz has apparently taught us nothing.

Kavanaugh committed repeated perjury. On both big (lying about use of stolen documents) and small (a dozen things we all heard) things. Those are obvious and proven. But I’m sure he was telling the truth about the sexual assault. Sure thing!

But getting into these fights with a piece of shit (Trump) isnt going to make it better cause he will never acknowledge any wrong doing.

We are wasting energy on these issues.

Apply that energy towards other issues and get the piece of shit out of office.

The next election will be decided by 2% of the electorate. That…

I can’t wait until that thinking dies off. Kids need pretty equal time with their parents. I regret not having that, with mine. I grew up with a dad who worked as the primary breadwinner (very blue collar, dirty, lots of long hours, days away at a time if he flew out on a job), and he missed most school functions and…

I believe Pelosi is playing the long game, trying not to look like she will go forward with an impeachment, all the while getting things done in the background, in the dark so when the time is right, the house will hit him publicly with overwhelming evidence and charges, there won’t be any other option for the senate n…

Many years ago, I read “advice” in Cosmo about how to make men care about childcare. The best approach? Tell your husband that being an involved father is attractive and sexy, his kids will love him for it, and they’ll be more likely to look up to him.