Since my brother, the youngest of five, was delivered by Caesarean (requiring six weeks of bedrest for my mother) my father shifted from being a caregiving partner to being solely responsible for all the cooking, cleaning, homework help, and transportation to extracurriculars, while also helping care for a newborn. That had to take a huge physical and financial toll, and it should shame us all that things are not much better now, nearly 30 years later. It’s time to make gender-equal parental and family leave a reality.
