By Cathi Coppinger

A 38-year-old writer who’s never had kids has decided that EVERYONE should  get a few months off for maternity leave.  Even if they’ve never had kids . . . because it’s only fair. And she has written a book about called “Meternity”   She says she was jealous of all her friends who’d get time off when they had a baby, because they’d come back more sure of themselves.  And that having kids  was the only path that provided flexibility at work. Turns out her book hasn’t been well-received. The main issue people had on social media is that she seemed to confuse maternity leave with a vacation, when it’s literally the opposite:  It’s the most sleep-deprived, stressful time in someone’s life.  Going BACK to work actually feels like the vacation.

 In fact, the backlash was so strong she skipped an interview on “Good Morning America” on Friday.