[The Lithium]

Quote: (Originally Posted by whitebird)

Lithium, I used to have a friend that had moved to the U.S.A. from Sweden. She told me that when a couple has a child in Sweden, the father also receives maternity leave (time off after the baby is born) to help at home. Is this still true? If it is, perhaps your society is more considerate of family life than ours. I'm not even sure that some men in our country would do that, although, I'm sure that my husband would have if given the chance.

Yes, it is. A mother can get 1 and a half year off to take care of her baby and still be payed money. I don't know if a father can do the same thing, but I think a father can take max 1 year off to take care of his baby and still be payed.

We have one of the highest taxes in the world, but we can make this and many other things possible.