Dad 2.015 is over, the sponsors are packing up, the beer is
flowing at the after party and the announcement was just made that Dad 2.016
will be in Washington, D.C. The
possibilities are endless! President
Obama put the importance of fatherhood front and center in his State of the
Union, major companies like Facebook are leading the way with excellent
parental leave policies and the buzz around millennials changing workforce
expectations is growing.
As I get ready to fly home and reunite with my little angel,
I can’t help but think about the world she is going to know when she is my age. Some people look at the world around us and
think of nothing but problems, but I see the world in a more optimistic
light. There are plenty of people out
there doing wonderful things and making a true difference in the lives of their
fellow humans. Let’s face it, 30 years
ago, when I was born, the idea of paid maternity leave, much less paternity
leave, was radical. In 1985 the
workforce and education prospects of women were nothing remotely close to what
they are now. Imagine what another 30
years will do!
As a result of the people I have met this weekend, and hopefully
my own little part, I see a world where the options my daughter and her partner
will have concerning how they raise their children are endless. A world where they can better balance the
conflicts of work and life, a world where she can work without society
questioning her fitness as a mother, a world where moms and dads are able to
unplug from the world more frequently to enjoy the magic of their
children. All I want for everyone is the
luxury of options - to stay at home, to work… to do whatever is best for THEIR
family.
I believe this world is 100% possible and I intend to do as
much as I can to help make that world a reality. Dad 2.016 her I come!
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