exactly!!! @marienoelle

right?? it's despicable how awful our country, for being so progressive and westernized, treats our mothers...rather, we don't get nearly an appropriate enough time off or benefits necessary for the beginning of a new life. it makes me so incredibly mad. even Canada has much longer and it's not all unpaid. it's not fair. :( :( don't even want to imagine how I'm going to feel when I have to go back...