Occurred to me whilst reading the SAHM thread that many (most?) men work for 40+ years without ever having more than a two week break from their work environment.
Obviously, being a SAHM mother can be extremely challenging and I'm not contesting this one bit. But it is a change of environment.
Most people I know only get 28 days leave, some of which they need to hold back for Easter, Xmas, etc, so holidays exceeding a fortnight are rare.
I've never really heard this discussed before but the more I think about it the more I'm irked by the prospect of another three decades in an office without even a month's escape!