I honestly throw mine wherever without thinking about it. Def has been on lap or in crotch a few times.

Not always the case. Lots of male steers go on for regular beef production. Circa 2 years, still short compared to a real lifespan.

Youre right. It still seems relevant to me that even among the childed, there seem to be “levels” of whose kids are automatically privy to easier/better care. But yes…

I recall a coworker who drove truck getting hell for staying home with his wife when they had to put down their beloved dog. One guy scoffed and said it was ridiculous and he needed to man up and show up instead of using time off for a dog. I was floored. Seems like if youre high enough up, you can take a day off for anything and everyone just assumes it must be for a good enough reason…

I think this shows up in various ways. Watching a salaried worker come in late, stay home cause kids are sick, take off early because kids have dental appt, etc versus watching the low paid hourly worker under them go without pay to take care of all the same things because they aren’t salaried, have no wfh ability, and are out of leave from using it so often sucks.

Who the hell downvoted you for this, lol?