瑞典爸爸:两个月陪产假够用吗?
<p><span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Butcher">Butcher</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> '<span word="latte">latte</span> <span word="dads">dads</span>' <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="contests">contests</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>.</p><p>英国人吉姆・布彻(<span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Butcher">Butcher</span>)去年决定加入瑞典"拿铁爸爸们"的行列，不过这个决定并没有得到他在英国的亲朋好友们的赞许。</p><p>'<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>,' <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 35-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="digital">digital</span>-<span word="music">music</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Spotify">Spotify</span> <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>., <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span>.</p><p>布彻现年35岁，在总部位于斯德哥尔摩的数字音乐公司<span word="Spotify">Spotify</span> <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>.负责公共关系，他说，"当我这事儿告诉我英国的那些朋友时，他们把口里的茶都喷了出来。"</p><p>'<span word="They">They</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="office">office</span> <span word="replythat">replythat</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="monthswas">monthswas</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>.' <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="bricklayer">bricklayer</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jeopardizing">jeopardizing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p>他说，"他们以为我不在办公室的自动回复──说我要休假六个月──是在开玩笑。"他的父亲是一名个体经营的瓦工，很担心儿子这样做会威胁到自身的职业生涯。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Butcher">Butcher</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="hiatus">hiatus</span>: <span word="Spending">Spending</span> <span word="uninterrupted">uninterrupted</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="newborn">newborn</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>.</p><p>不过，布彻为他暂停工作的这半年做出了很认真的安排：要把所有时间都用来陪伴自己刚出生的女儿。</p><p><span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="paternity">paternity</span>-<span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldand">worldand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="further">further</span>. <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>' <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="argue">argue</span>.</p>
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