When our daughter was born two years ago, I took a three-month unpaid leave to help take care of our baby while my wife finished graduate school. A three-month leave is considered lengthy by American standards, and unheard of in the male-dominated blue-collar rock quarry industry where I’ve worked since age 18.
I was judged for taking paternity leave, but I still think all dads should
Jef Beckley is the father of a beautiful daughter, husband to a wonderful wife, and a superintendent at a rock quarry in southeast Kansas.
Fuente: Jef Beckley Special - Chicago Tribune, 20 March 2017.
Fuente: Jef Beckley Special - Chicago Tribune, 20 March 2017.