All the discussions about flexi time or dress down Fridays or paternity leave only serve to mask the core issue, which is that certain job and career choices are fundamentally incompatible with being meaningfully engaged on a day to day basis with a young family.

Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.

And I came from a very privileged background. I was very lucky.

Vacationing.

Holiday.

This is your first weekend off in what.

So I want you to think about a thought experiment.

Vacation Checklist

I'm here for a vacation.

On leave?

She is on vacation.

Vacation.

It's my day off.

Now Paula, I'm just going on a little vacation, you know that. You want to go without me don't you?

It was a big thing for us, and now all my sisters are off having babies and the boys are all getting married, so we're staying close to home for, I guess, another couple of weeks.

Have a nice vacation.

Events, Places, Vacation

He's on leave.

I'm on vacation.

Have a good Christmas.

Cao Lu Cheska, where are you going?

You are on vacation here?

You should take a day off.

He's not here on business. Oh?

We deserve this vacation.

This is Christmas vacation, sir.

I'm a controller for a plastic firm in Seattle.

Will he be coming on leave? ..

That was his vacation?

Nope. Got two days off.

We're on holiday!

Child care leave and time off to care for the aged are needed in order to respond to demographic changes now taking place in Japan.

Have a nice vacation.

I'm on a paid vacation.

I get that all the time in Dubai.

You know I'm supposed to be on vacation.

Are you planning a vacation?

Good holiday?

Company retreat.

Where are you going on vacation?

What are you, on vacation?

Options?

He is away on holiday.

Our teacher wants us to read a book during Christmas vacation. Got any suggestions?

You are in need of a holiday.