First of all say that everyone chooses how to live their fatherhood. If the couple agrees, who are we to comment? That said, remember that Sergio Ramos is a public character and a hero for many people, including children and teenagers who admire not only what he does on the field, but also outside.
It turns out that Ramos was the father of his third son on Sunday, hours later he joined training with the national team and yesterday played a friendly match against Argentina. All this, with his wife Pilar Rubio freshly born. He has criticized the bad example of reconciliation of the footballer when returning to work hours after the birth of his baby, when so much is fought for equality, co-responsibility in the upbringing and to extend the leave for parents. Definitely, a lost opportunity of the soccer player to support the paternity leave.
From paritor to training
On the day of Alejandro's birth, the player announced the happy news with this photo with his wife and the newborn on his Twitter account:
With great joy we introduce you to Alejandro. He was born (Palm Sunday ) at 18: 24h and has weighed 3.1kg. The mom and the little boy are great. Thank you all. I love you, @PilarRubio_
- Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) March 25, 2018
We are very happy to introduce you to Alejandro.Thank you for sharing our joy pic.twitter.com/Pm3dvDDniS
Even if I had been excused from being absent for a more than justified reason, that same Sunday night the player He went to the training of the selection before the friendly match (above, friendly), a gesture that the coach Julen Lopetegui himself praised:
“He has made an extraordinary effort to come to train, which logically he could have skipped. But he has not done so, clearly demonstrating the mentality he has and that we also love. ”
The networks did not overlook the coincidence of the events so close in the life of the player, and that also the gesture has been exalted, and many users did notice.
I was going to shut up what I think about the almost widespread applause of Sergio Ramos for going to train after "giving birth" to his third child. But I better stay at ease, that's not healthy ... ➡️
- JM - La parejita de coup (@laparejadegolpe) March 27, 2018
Screenwriter Henar Álvarez was especially critical, both in the networks, and in giving his opinion in El Confidencial:
Yesterday Sergio Ramos was a father. Today he will play with the national team and, in addition, Lopetegui has applauded the gesture. Being a soccer player exempts you from conciliating? Does it make you a hero to leave your baby one day and your newly born woman? Then everyone in favor of equality. I CAN SEE THAT.
- Henar Álvarez (@henarconh) March 26, 2018
"That one of the two parents, the male, has the backing of society to neglect their parenting duties, obliges the other party, the woman, to take care of the care and family full-time. The message throwing the youngest is disastrous and contrary to that equality we seek to advance as a society, "says Henar in his article.
The example of public figures
As I said at the beginning, the player is free to live his moment and enjoy it, if that is what he wanted to do and his partner agrees. Also say that he has family support and an economy that allows his wife not to lack help even after giving birth and with three children to care for. Something that most families do not enjoy.
But as a public character, has lost the opportunity to set a good example and to support the paternity leave that parents have the right to enjoy. Then It is frowned upon that men ask for permission to take care of their children, and behaviors like Sergio Ramos feed him. In our country, less than ten percent of parents share maternity leave after the first six mandatory weeks after delivery.
What if it had been the mother who had returned to work so soon? The critics would have rained, sure. But if he is the father, and also a footballer, he is a "hero." If we want equality, we should be more equal when setting an example.
As one father commented on Twitter, there are many who would not change anything in the world because they were with their baby:
I just became a father and I surely need much more money from me than he does. But I would not give up being with my children for nothing.
- Valentin Sanchez (@ fz6sirius) March 27, 2018
