With my first child, I had to start working from home 10 days after giving birth, because my company was too small to have to comply with FMLA. Instead of bonding with my baby, I was editing web pages while she watched me from her bouncy chair. Babies are small for such a short period of time, and I will never get those early days back

I'm relatively old (late 80s) and I have only social security and medicare; soon I won’t be able to help those grandchildren. I want to be sure their parents have the ability to help them get established and into good employment.

I worry about having well and healthy servers of whatever I need — restaurant, checker, school kids. Kids need to be well to learn and in school to do that.

Because I experienced a short family leave and my husband experience none I stayed home with our children at the risk of not being rehired and at the risk of my career progression. This kept my family functioning just above poverty level for 11-15 years. We survived but would have thrived had we both had paid leave. I know when both parents can function for their families and bring in better incomes we all benefit

My partner has lupus, and her platelets are always low. If this gets worse, she could be in danger of spontaneously bleeding to death; she would need someone with her. I'd have to choose between being there for her, or having a paycheck to be able to pay medical bills and our mortgage.

Paid family leave is truly a very small commitment with very big results and it levels the playing field between minimum wage workers and higher paid workers in regards to their children's lives

I am the breadwinner of our family, and I am 6 weeks pregnant with our first child. I am so excited. I am also completely unsure of what will happen after I give birth. We can't afford to go without my financial contributions to our family and our child will need me there, too

My wife literally can't afford to take time to get better. She may have healed by now if she didn't have to keep working while this has been going on. Family leave would be such a benefit and would help everyone get back on their feet (and in turn the economy) sooner when something serious happens

For the love of humanity, the way to make our country great again, is to take better care of our citizens.

I suspect some families don't have family leave. This only creates more sick kids and further impacts school attendance. All parents should have family leave time to care for their family.