News Millennials like me waited to start families. Paid leave will let me spend time with them. May 26, 2019 Patrice Onwuka, Opinion contributor Comments Off on Millennials like me waited to start families. Paid leave will let me spend time with them. When I came home to an empty apartment, I didn’t care about spending nine or 10 hours at the office each day. Once I had a family, that changed.