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86 points bookofjoe | 3 comments | 30 Aug 25 19:14 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jonplackett ◴[30 Aug 25 22:37 UTC] No.45078597[source]▶
> I spent my paternity leave developing a 3D radar system

This just makes me so, so sad.

This person no matter what they may or may not achieve has all their priorities upside down.

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renewiltord ◴[31 Aug 25 07:55 UTC] No.45081311[source]▶
The first three months of childcare are practically memoryless for the child. Provided they are cared for, you're not usually going to do any damage to their lives. An absent father during that period will be irrelevant so long as the child is fed, clothed, and kept comfortable. It's more about mechanical things.

It's pretty reasonable choice.

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1. saagarjha ◴[31 Aug 25 09:09 UTC] No.45081681[source]▶
The first three months of childcare are not memoryless for you, though.
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2. renewiltord ◴[31 Aug 25 15:32 UTC] No.45083969[source]▶
One's duty is to provide for one's child. One may indulge oneself with the memories of infancy but to prioritize duty is not shameful. It is what fathers and mothers have done throughout history.
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3. jonplackett ◴[31 Aug 25 19:44 UTC] No.45086395[source]▶
This person clearly has the choice. And they made it. That’s up to them. But it makes me sad because paternity leave was the most rewarding and magical time of my life and brought meaning to everything else. That someone got paternity leave (many people don’t and are forced to work!) and just used it for something else, just makes me sad.