I want to move to Sweden

In Sweden, new mothers get a year for maternity leave and it's not without pay like it is here in the States (unless you work for a "progressive" company that pays for leave). Fathers get time, too. Several months. And they can elect to take more at a lower pay rate if they so choose. I think it's brilliant. It's just plain good employee retention policy. Plus, it's natural and humane and makes damn good social sense.

A guy I work with just had a baby yesterday. Well, his wife technically had the baby, but you know what I mean. He is taking 2 weeks off to be home with her and the new kidlet. 2 weeks is nothing. 2 weeks will go by in the blink of an eye. Even if those 2 weeks are filled with sleepless nights and endless diaper changes, the time will pass so quickly this poor guy will barely know what hit him before he has to come back to work. It's just wrong.