[sarchertech]

I don’t agree with everything or even most of what the man says. I don’t know that I’ve specifically ever heard the phrase divine joy, but similar phrases like children are a gift from God or a blessing from God are extremely common.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Barrack Obama said something similar about children. I do know he called his children the “Great joy of his life”.

[jemmyw]

I suppose my problem with it is the implied imposition on others. DHH didn't write that his own children are a joy. He wrote that we should be teaching others that children are a divine joy.

Kids are hard work, and they aren't a joy or a gift to everyone. When someone like DHH, who had the resources to take some of the grind of parenthood away, expounds having kids it doesn't come with "and I'll be sharing my wealth to make it easier"

[sarchertech]

I looked into it and 37 signals offers 16 weeks fully paid parental leave. I think that’s the definition of sharing his wealth to make it easier.

He also seems to have been a strong advocate for parental leave laws and other structural changes to make it easier to raise children.