Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We spent a couple of hours yesterday with the new grandson and his parents.  He still snoozes a lot, and likes to be bounced on a giant bouncy ball.  I was afraid I'd be tipsy with him but I mastered the bouncing easily.  The muscles in my one arm got tired after a while though, as he's a little butterball.  Observing my son and daughter-in-law's confidence with him is so touching.  I know it's going to be a wrench when my son goes back to work in a couple of weeks.  He's lucky he lives in a state that gives him six weeks leave, but many other countries give so much more.  Why it is not a top priority to support new parents is a mystery, along with many others that contradict "family values".  Will it ever change?  We seem to devalue everything to do with children:  teachers, schools, child care, nutrition, maternity leave, taxes, housing.  We hope that relatives will step in and help, but many are unable to do so.  Either they live too far away, have health issues or are caring for their elderly parents.  And most are not retired, and to survive will never be able to give up working.  We live in a Disneyland of fantasy, imagining ourselves in a 1950's sitcom that was utterly false at the time.  I'd hoped for better from my country.