처절한 출산과 육아를 거치며 일하는 시간을 줄이고, 성역할 인식이 바뀌지 않으면 독박육아, 경력단절, 저출산 문제 해결은 불가능하다는 깨달음에 이른다.
He thus realizes that it is impossible to solve the problem of single-minded children, career breaks and low birthrates without reducing the number of hours he works through gruesome childbirth and child rearing, and without changing his perception of gender roles.