38-year-old Meghann Foye is a writer who’s never had kids. And she has a new book called “Meternity” that pushes for EVERYONE to get a few months off for maternity leave. Even if they’ve never had kids . . . because it’s only fair.
She told the “New York Post” she was jealous of all her friends who’d get time off when they had a baby, because they’d come back more sure of themselves. And that having kids was the only path that provided flexibility at work.
Quote, “There’s something about saying, ‘I need to go pick up my child’ as a reason to leave the office on time that has far more gravitas than, ‘My best friend got ghosted by her OkCupid date and needs a margarita,’ but both sides are valid.”
Well . . . it’s safe to say that she didn’t find a lot of allies after the article came out.
The main issue people had on social media is that she seemed to confuse maternity leave with a vacation, when it’s literally the opposite: It’s the most sleep-deprived, stressful time in someone’s life. Going BACK to work actually feels like the vacation.
In fact, the backlash was so strong she skipped an interview on “Good Morning America” on Friday. Yikes. I hope one of her friends left work to grab a margarita with her?
