Ron Swanson
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Maybe a little#humblebrag
Maybe a little#humblebrag
It sounds like your situation is almost identical to both of ours. Mom is 5 foot nothing and 100 lbs with wet hair and a ski suit on so her babies were also diminutive. Sucks for my boys that they'll be lucky to reach 5'6", but they're perfectly healthy and both had smooth deliveries.We aren't very worried, but it's not an ideal pregnancy so far. All of the baby's vitals and everything are fine, and mom is perfectly healthy so far (plus we've seen some super cool 3D images/videos of her face so we're pretty sure she looks normal) she's just hovering around that 4-5th percentile in size so the doctors have some concerns about her going full term. Apparently for babies around that size, when you go past 37 weeks, there is a tiny chance that a still birth can happen, which is what they're trying to avoid. Because of the size, they have my wife going in for weekly checkups as opposed to every 2-3 weeks.
Like I said, they aren't worried and we aren't worried, but there are just some precautions they are taking. Chances are everything is fine and Ruby just takes after her mom, who is 5'2" 108 lbs (before I knocked her up).
What the hell kind of job do you have that you can miss 9 weeks and not impact your business? I'm happy for you and don't begrudge anybody taking it if it's offered, but I have a tough time with these kinds of leave policies. Do businesses really have to offer this amount of leave to compete for talent?Not to rub it in ATC Frog's face but I'm in the middle of my 9 week paternity leave (and have another 2 weeks to use in the first 6 months).
What the hell kind of job do you have that you can miss 9 weeks and not impact your business? I'm happy for you and don't begrudge anybody taking it if it's offered, but I have a tough time with these kinds of leave policies. Do businesses really have to offer this amount of leave to compete for talent?
I work for a large insurance company in primary workers compensation claims. My work ends up spread around the office but we've all had to cover for people quitting, medical leave, etc so there's not any resentment about it. I'm one of those people that never uses all their PTO and I've called in sick once in 9 years. I'm gladly taking all of this time though.What the hell kind of job do you have that you can miss 9 weeks and not impact your business? I'm happy for you and don't begrudge anybody taking it if it's offered, but I have a tough time with these kinds of leave policies. Do businesses really have to offer this amount of leave to compete for talent?
What if we offer to let her babysit as often as she needs to so that the itch subsides?Speaking of kids. I've meet Purp two times, and he already broke bro code! Brought the smallest Purp to the Super Regionals! Now mama wants another baby. Don't get me wrong. I like to wrestle, but I don't want no more wrestle trophies!
Was looking for it because of the good things I'd heard about it. I asked my brother to check around in Texas at the bigger liquor stores (like total wine) that we don't have in oklahoma. It's not a big deal one way or another, just trying to expand my bourbon collection. I'll add your suggestions to my short list of ones to look for.
That's just crazy to me. I don't understand how it makes any sense to pay a man for 17-18 weeks of labor when you get zero productivity out of him.We get four months paternity leave.
That's just crazy to me. I don't understand how it makes any sense to pay a man for 17-18 weeks of labor when you get zero productivity out of him.
What kind of bourbon do you like now? There are tons of choices in bourbon these days and there's a lot of bad stuff mixed in with the good stuff.
I get that to an extent, but I just don't think men and women are that equal. This isnt to say men are better or worse than women; we're just very different in very obvious ways, particularly as it pertains to child birth.I just took 6 weeks for paternity. I work from home so I jumped on email for a few minutes each day just to keep organized so coming back wouldn't be a complete disaster.
And you can thank the ladies who fought for equality all those years and continue to fight for it. Equality is a two way street! Thanks ladies!
On a more positive note, I had a scrong dinner with Horny 4 Life (HornedEagle) tonight. We met half way and had a good dinner and a few beers. I'd never met him before innperson, but I'll attest that he's a good dude and unique repository for bourbon facts. If you're ever in the Kentucky/Ohio/PA/WV area do yourself a favor and look him up.
Woodford Reserve is one of my go-tos, but I'm admittedly still in the infant stages of sampling many bourbons. Pretty sure I've had buffalo trace and four roses somewhere along the way and enjoyed them. Paddleford Creek is ok, Witherspoon single malt out of lewisville is delicious. I sampled a tiny bit of the 18 year pappy like 5 years ago, which was amazing
Just bought some W L Weller special reserve yesterday, but haven't had a chance to break into that yet.