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Thanks. I feel very ready for kids! We've been together almost 10 years before kids. And we've done a ton of things and traveling together. That and our two doggies.
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Ah, congratulations!"There is some ontological doubt as to whether it may even be possible in principle to nail down these things in the universe we're given to study." --text msg from my kid
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." --Frederick DouglassComment
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excellent adviceOriginally posted by ActYourWage View Post
a good parent can figure things out on the fly
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So if you stand there crying along with the baby your a bad parent? :PComment
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Here in Canada you can take a year if you have (or adopt) a child, and it can be the man or the woman, or any combination of both (you could both take 6 months of paid leave to be with the baby if that's what you wanted). Mind you, unemployment benefits only cover just over $400/week per person maximum, so if you are used to making a high income it would be a bit of a pinch (unless you are fortunate enough to have an employer who tops up the payments to match your normal wages! I would have loved to be in that situation).
Congratulations on this exciting new phase of your lives! You have many precious moments ahead of you to cherish (and the memories of those to try to sustain you once the little angel reaches the teenage years, lol). I have a 16 year old now - I miss those toddler times
The freedom I have back is pretty nice though.
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