Stella Creasy think maternity leave is like retirement

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LukewarmCustard · 17/06/2022 10:02

Are you on maternity leave, retired or otherwise unoccupied?

Stella Creasy think maternity leave is like retirement

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RewildingAmbridge · 17/06/2022 11:02

Surely it just means people who might be looking for something to do during the week? I had loads more time to do things when I was on mat leave than now I'm back at work (off today). There may be things people can do to help with a baby in tow. Some babies are very difficult but not all are, and most have phases of both. There are also some mums who crave adult conversation that isn't about babies while on mat leave (me!), which is naturally the focus of conversation at a lot of patent and baby groups.

BernardBlackMissesLangCleg · 17/06/2022 10:58

It betrays such a crap attitude to motherhood

spending time with your baby is important. When you’re doing that, you are occupied doing something very valuable

HermioneKipper · 17/06/2022 10:55

She keeps getting worse and worse.

What a moron

heldinadream · 17/06/2022 10:42

Have tweeted a response. Surprised she didn't question it herself really.

Cailleach1 · 17/06/2022 10:34

I wonder if the centre will have a nursery like in the Commons? Maybe if you start your maternity leave just before your due date, you can nip into the 'birthing suite' and afterwards pop back to the centre because you are unoccupied. Or better still have it at your desk and pop baby into a drawer.

JenniferBarkley · 17/06/2022 10:27

Ah crap the ad has her logo on it. Yeah she got that wrong.

JenniferBarkley · 17/06/2022 10:26

That's not what happened is it. The ad is what mentions maternity leave, she publicised a local charity looking for volunteers.

I agree the charity has it wrong but I don't think she's running to help them advertise for volunteers

JustRestingMyEyesForAMinute · 17/06/2022 10:14

Oh good I'm so glad I now know what to do with all the spare time I have on maternity leave.

Otherwise unoccupied. FFS

FOJN · 17/06/2022 10:12

Whats wrong with that? Isn't maternity leave just like an extended holiday, long lie ins, coffee with other mums, walks in the park? (sarc alert)

If we didn't know better, because she never fails to remind us, you could be forgiven for thinking that Stella has never had a baby. Somone really needs to stage an intervention and take Twitter away from her before she finds herself "otherwise unoccupied".

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