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Johan Bävman: Swedish  Dads

No other country provides such generous terms of parental leave as Sweden. The current system allows both parents to stay at home with their child during 480 days in total, while receiving an allowance from the State. Out of these 480 days, 60 must be taken by the father or else are lost.

Loui, an artist, took leave for one year to be with his son Elling:

“There was never any discussion about who should stay with Elling. That we would split parental leave more or less equal has always been obvious to us. Had I not had the opportunity to be at home with our son for almost a year, I would probably not have known who he is as a person and what his needs are.”

The purpose of this allocation is to improve gender equality. In order to promote a more equal sharing of parental leave between men and women, a so called “equality bonus” has also been introduced. The more days that are shared between parents, the higher the bonus—it’s possible to receive up to 1, 500 euros.

In spite of the generous allowance and cash incentives, only a fraction of Sweden’s dads use all of their 60 allocated days of parental leave. Even fewer parents choose to share the days equally between mother and father.

These portraits seek to examine the relationship between father and child, highlighting the bond built over stretches of time spent together, and the benefits of taking time off work for family.

—Johan Bävman

The bigger the issue, the smaller you write. Remember that. You don’t write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid’s burnt socks lying on the road. You pick the smallest manageable part of the big thing, and you work off the resonance.

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I love everything about this. So cute.

My dear followers,

I am going to try something: I have an older blog on tumblr that I’ve been neglecting, but I still love it, and it’s very similar to this one- I’m going back to using it primarily, at least for a while. I wish there was a way to merge them, but I’m pretty sure there isn’t. If you want to check it out and maybe follow me there, the username is treble-soft-whistle.

Thanks guys, and I hope this isn’t inconvenient for you.

-Autumn

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“My own experience inspired me to spread the word and encourage other mothers, as well as non-mothers, to see breastfeeding the way it’s supposed to be seen.”

These gorgeous photos of mothers breastfeeding will change the way you see public breastfeeding

Just love this one!

Another really beautiful Sam and Dean art by Lasakura. <33

We get one chance at life, and it pisses me off that some people may not get to live their life the way they want to. It’s not always possible to have it all. But if you have a chance - the smallest chance - at getting to where you want to be, I say take it. Take it. You’ve nothing to lose by giving yourself that chance.

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