Obama touched on something I'm going through this very moment.

[RandySF]

My kid is sick with a nasty fever and I'm stressing over the shitpile of work that's growing on my desk. But thank God I live in a time when I can at least take time off this week to care of him and have a job to go back to and also be paid.

[Cha]

1. Thankfully you are able to be with your kid, Randy and

get paid. So many people are not.. as we know.

[bravenak]

3. I'm glad he mentioned that.

I had to quit my last job to deal with my daughters autism and get her seen by the appropriate people. It was hard.

[hrmjustin]

6. bye.

[JaneyVee]

7. You're welcome.

[Luminous Animal]

5. What does that to do with Obama? Did he facilitate your employment contract? I'm confuzled.

[pnwmom]

8. Obama is a Dem. Do you think Rethugs favor any of those rights?

[Skittles]

9. I think Obama stressed the need for such employee benefits to be available for all