The Off Topic Topic

[Legbiter]

The best part however, will be watching news anchor all around the world trying to pronounce one of these 30 letters volcano name!

You'll be pleased to know then that one of the likely locations is called Þráinsskjaldarhraun. 

[Josquius]

I was hoping my kid would be born today but I guess it's not to be.

Happy 4/3/21 everyone nonetheless

[Jacob]

I was hoping my kid would be born today but I guess it's not to be.

Happy 4/3/21 everyone nonetheless

Good luck 

[Valmy]

I was hoping my kid would be born today but I guess it's not to be.

Happy 4/3/21 everyone nonetheless

Not the last time your children will undermine your careful plans for them.

[Jacob]

Maybe see if your girlfriend can hang on to 2/2/22?

[Syt]

It's not too late to have doctors induce labor.

[Barrister]

It's not too late to have doctors induce labor.

They could induce now, but the actual birth would be many hours later.

[Josquius]

My only hope is 12/3/21
Not quite so destined for a career as an astronaut but maths skills are good to have.

[Syt]

We had a work colleague. In her first pregnancy she had it all figured out. The ideal birth date - and time! - to min/max the insurance benefits and time constraint on her and her husband. She was completely certain that everything would go to plan. Well, the date came, went, and a week later the doctors finally urged to induce labor. It still took 50 hours of labor to squeeze out the little munchkin.

[The Larch]

50 hours?!?!  Poor woman!

My 2nd nephew is expected to be born soon too, if he's not out by the 19th my sis in law will get a c-section.

[Barrister]

We had a work colleague. In her first pregnancy she had it all figured out. The ideal birth date - and time! - to min/max the insurance benefits and time constraint on her and her husband. She was completely certain that everything would go to plan. Well, the date came, went, and a week later the doctors finally urged to induce labor. It still took 50 hours of labor to squeeze out the little munchkin.

I took two weeks off around my 3rd son's expected due date so I could help out when the baby came.  The little bugger hung in there and we had to induce by the end of those two weeks.  Josh wound up being born on a Friday, the last day of my holidays, and I had to be back at work on the Monday.

8 years later and I'm still bitter they wouldn't give me any flexibility around those days.

[The Larch]

We had a work colleague. In her first pregnancy she had it all figured out. The ideal birth date - and time! - to min/max the insurance benefits and time constraint on her and her husband. She was completely certain that everything would go to plan. Well, the date came, went, and a week later the doctors finally urged to induce labor. It still took 50 hours of labor to squeeze out the little munchkin.

I took two weeks off around my 3rd son's expected due date so I could help out when the baby came.  The little bugger hung in there and we had to induce by the end of those two weeks.  Josh wound up being born on a Friday, the last day of my holidays, and I had to be back at work on the Monday.

8 years later and I'm still bitter they wouldn't give me any flexibility around those days.

Doesn't paternity leave kick on when the baby is born regardless of you being on holidays or not?

[Barrister]

We had a work colleague. In her first pregnancy she had it all figured out. The ideal birth date - and time! - to min/max the insurance benefits and time constraint on her and her husband. She was completely certain that everything would go to plan. Well, the date came, went, and a week later the doctors finally urged to induce labor. It still took 50 hours of labor to squeeze out the little munchkin.

I took two weeks off around my 3rd son's expected due date so I could help out when the baby came.  The little bugger hung in there and we had to induce by the end of those two weeks.  Josh wound up being born on a Friday, the last day of my holidays, and I had to be back at work on the Monday.

8 years later and I'm still bitter they wouldn't give me any flexibility around those days.

Doesn't paternity leave kick on when the baby is born regardless of you being on holidays or not?

I didn't take paternity leave.  Paternity leave here is run through the EI (employment insurance) system, which has a cap on benefits.  Lots of employers will grant a "top-up" to make your salary complete, but GOA (Gov't of Alberta) does not.  And we couldn't afford the drop in income at the time.

I had to use holiday time instead.

[The Larch]

We had a work colleague. In her first pregnancy she had it all figured out. The ideal birth date - and time! - to min/max the insurance benefits and time constraint on her and her husband. She was completely certain that everything would go to plan. Well, the date came, went, and a week later the doctors finally urged to induce labor. It still took 50 hours of labor to squeeze out the little munchkin.

I took two weeks off around my 3rd son's expected due date so I could help out when the baby came.  The little bugger hung in there and we had to induce by the end of those two weeks.  Josh wound up being born on a Friday, the last day of my holidays, and I had to be back at work on the Monday.

8 years later and I'm still bitter they wouldn't give me any flexibility around those days.

Doesn't paternity leave kick on when the baby is born regardless of you being on holidays or not?

I didn't take paternity leave.  Paternity leave here is run through the EI (employment insurance) system, which has a cap on benefits.  Lots of employers will grant a "top-up" to make your salary complete, but GOA (Gov't of Alberta) does not.  And we couldn't afford the drop in income at the time.

I had to use holiday time instead.

And I thought that Canada was a decent country... 

[Barrister]

We had a work colleague. In her first pregnancy she had it all figured out. The ideal birth date - and time! - to min/max the insurance benefits and time constraint on her and her husband. She was completely certain that everything would go to plan. Well, the date came, went, and a week later the doctors finally urged to induce labor. It still took 50 hours of labor to squeeze out the little munchkin.

I took two weeks off around my 3rd son's expected due date so I could help out when the baby came.  The little bugger hung in there and we had to induce by the end of those two weeks.  Josh wound up being born on a Friday, the last day of my holidays, and I had to be back at work on the Monday.

8 years later and I'm still bitter they wouldn't give me any flexibility around those days.

Doesn't paternity leave kick on when the baby is born regardless of you being on holidays or not?

I didn't take paternity leave.  Paternity leave here is run through the EI (employment insurance) system, which has a cap on benefits.  Lots of employers will grant a "top-up" to make your salary complete, but GOA (Gov't of Alberta) does not.  And we couldn't afford the drop in income at the time.

I had to use holiday time instead.

And I thought that Canada was a decent country... 

Well really it just means I earn over $100k per year which puts me well above the cap.  It's fine for most people.