Maternity "Leave" & Marissa Mayer

Necessary and paramount, maternity leave allows mothers to bond with their newborns and with the rest of their family members.  Time spent as a close knit unit is crucial for not only the newborn to make a connection with it's mother, father, and siblings but for everyone to connect and become grounded in one another's love.

There was no shortage of opinions when Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, announced one week ago that she is pregnant with twins girls and would be returning to work two weeks after giving birth.  Click here to read her statement.   And since she is the CEO of Yahoo, I'm sure she was ready for all the good, bad, ugly, terrible, and inconsiderate opinions and messages hurling toward all of her social media accounts.  

Creating a discussion regarding this topic is extremely important and offers relevance to the importance of maternity leave and paternity leave and giving top priority to the development of that crucial connection within a family unit.  But unfortunately, people seem to have a hard time discussing certain topics without becoming just down right rude at times.  So, how about we take a stab at offering thoughts on the topic that are insightful and helpful!

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