tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939423437960053438.post9116661687548091594..comments2023-11-05T06:39:43.736-05:00Comments on Confessions of the "Subjugated" Wife: Did pregnancy make me a socialist?SubWifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10130118656023678187noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939423437960053438.post-78127964843434262252009-03-31T14:34:00.000-04:002009-03-31T14:34:00.000-04:00This subject drives me crazy! I'm in total agreem...This subject drives me crazy! I'm in total agreement with you.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939423437960053438.post-41641203675385082962009-03-24T16:49:00.000-04:002009-03-24T16:49:00.000-04:00I meant you are in a good company with 99% of Amer...I meant you are in a good company with 99% of Americans who don't get paid maternity leave :PSubWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130118656023678187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939423437960053438.post-76942608006092818712009-03-24T16:32:00.000-04:002009-03-24T16:32:00.000-04:00Underfunded? I said federal job, Veterans Affairs...Underfunded? I said federal job, Veterans Affairs.<BR/>$180/week is still something. You can't survive on that but over a course of 2+ months, $180/week, adds up to $1440+ while 0/week adds up to 0. :-POokamikunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145237927656807738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939423437960053438.post-34980292346094519182009-03-24T16:28:00.000-04:002009-03-24T16:28:00.000-04:00Dina,Very good point re: logic. Also, only rich s...Dina,<BR/><BR/>Very good point re: logic. Also, only rich should be allowed to procreate. With all the things that could go wrong in pregnancy and life in general - it is just irresponsible to not have a backup for every possible situation before having kids.<BR/><BR/>Moshe,<BR/><BR/>The whole topic of maternity leaves in US deserves a separate post or two.<BR/><BR/>As far as my experience goes, paid maternity leave in US is rather the exception than the rule. I haven't worked for anyone who paid for that. And as an auditor, only one of my many clients paid for 6 weeks off. So you are in a good, albeit somewhat miserable and underfunded company. <BR/><BR/>And those disability payments - yes, it is better to have them than not, but again, $180/wk? Who can survive on that?SubWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130118656023678187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939423437960053438.post-51589484129036876262009-03-24T15:15:00.000-04:002009-03-24T15:15:00.000-04:00You know how the government is always promoting fa...You know how the government is always promoting family first and making all the businesses be family friendly regarding their employees?<BR/>Well, sucks for you if you're a federal employee. Wife didn't get paid maternity leave and being a federal employee, wasn't entitled to disability. Having NY cost us at least 8K. How you like them apples.Ookamikunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145237927656807738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939423437960053438.post-85697449986936367422009-03-23T14:19:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:19:00.000-04:00Subwife, didn't you know that you shouldn't get pr...Subwife, didn't you know that you shouldn't get pregnant if you can't afford these things? [heavy sarcasm here]<BR/><BR/>And I don't think it is illogical to take into consideration the different viewpoints and people's emotional states - isn't part of reason taking into account all aspects of a situation? Since when does logic mean discounting the human factor?Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731938906343025989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939423437960053438.post-23785063612802519262009-03-22T22:40:00.000-04:002009-03-22T22:40:00.000-04:00I have lots to say on the topic but frankly, I got...I have lots to say on the topic but frankly, I got tired of your responses that tell me that I "didn't get the point" of your post. <BR/>So that's all I have to say about this post.Sally Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06795228079323651417noreply@blogger.com