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Lindenblossom
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 Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:58 pm |
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 Thinks "false flat" means low tire pressureJoined: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:53 pmPosts: 329Location: The whipping cult town
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reptile wrote: thanks for the answers...my Y chromosome lacks the knowledge of this kind of stuff. Dude, lots of us females know nothin' about this kind of stuff either. Lots of us ain't having kids and don't know anyone else who is. 
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euterpe
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:08 pm |
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 I know this guy who named his dog MerckxJoined: Wed May 23, 2007 7:51 pmPosts: 2608Location: Hamline-Midway
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From the Bike Snob: Quote: As cloyingly smug as people with children can be, it cannot compete with the smugness of the resolutely childless. Parental smugness hinges on the belief that your children are special, which is obviously completely sickening to everybody around you. However, non-parental smugness is based on an even more self-righteous principal, which is that the millions of years of human reproduction that culminated in your birth were somehow acceptable, but now that you exist the entire system should be shut down going forward.
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Lindenblossom
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:57 pm |
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| Thinks "false flat" means low tire pressureJoined: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:53 pmPosts: 329Location: The whipping cult town
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euterpe wrote: From the Bike Snob: Quote: ...non-parental smugness is based on an even more self-righteous principal[sic], which is that the millions of years of human reproduction that culminated in your birth were somehow acceptable, but now that you exist the entire system should be shut down going forward. That's not true, and I think you know that, euterpe. There are so many more obvious reasons for smugness. 
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Nickel
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:37 pm |
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 Doesn't like shants but wants to fit inJoined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:16 pmPosts: 3158Location: St. Paul
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We'll all be decanted soon enough.
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HerculesTRockefeller
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:57 pm |
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 My middle name is SchwinnJoined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:12 pmPosts: 4094Location: Quoting Lebowski.
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I want my noternity leave.
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Lindenblossom
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:06 pm |
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| Thinks "false flat" means low tire pressureJoined: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:53 pmPosts: 329Location: The whipping cult town
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PizzaGirl
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:17 pm |
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I'm wasting my PTO reading this thread.
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dasunt
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:07 pm |
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 Has recurring nightmare of descending Ramsey Hill no-handedJoined: Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:00 amPosts: 4404Location: Whipping Cult Central
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Sure, some child-free folks can be smug.
But does it really compare to parents who see nothing wrong at going to a nice restaurant or movie with a crying child?
At least being smug is quiet.
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Snak Shak
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:54 pm |
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dasunt wrote: But does it really compare to parents who see nothing wrong at going to a nice restaurant or movie with a crying child? Not to derail the thread, but I am still hoping restaurants will begin implementing "kids" and "no-kids" seating.
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HerculesTRockefeller
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:50 am |
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| My middle name is SchwinnJoined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:12 pmPosts: 4094Location: Quoting Lebowski.
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When I worked at figlio, there was a woman (perhaps a couple) who brought her baby to a pub crawl. I'm not a fan of baby formula, so Bailey's did the trick.
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kuando
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:06 am |
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| Better to have Bikeloved and lost than never to have Bikeloved at allJoined: Tue May 29, 2007 9:22 pmPosts: 2741Location: Golden Valley
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There's only one restaurant I can think of in the Twincities where a no kids policy can be justified and that's Le Belle Vie.
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kuando
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:28 am |
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| Better to have Bikeloved and lost than never to have Bikeloved at allJoined: Tue May 29, 2007 9:22 pmPosts: 2741Location: Golden Valley
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Radlerin
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:03 pmPosts: 5567Location: Funkytown
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Getting back to the subject at hand, I was pretty appalled to find out that the maternity leave policy is 6 weeks unpaid at my mostly-women workplace.  If you want to extend your leave to 12 weeks, your entire remaining PTO (vacation & sick time combined) is absorbed within the second 6 weeks.  So, after the birth, don't plan on getting sick, tending to a sick kid, or taking any time off to catch your breath!! Ugh. I later found out that my organization provides "disability" coverage, ('cause parenthood is tantamount to being disabled) for which you can apply and receive 60% of your salary between weeks 2 and 12. That is a little more reassuring. My organization pays for this insurance, though they don't have to. I wonder whether these policies will be changing in the next few years, as my co-workers are mostly women in their 20s and 30s.
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Radlerin
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:21 am |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:03 pmPosts: 5567Location: Funkytown
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reptile wrote: thanks for the answers...my Y chromosome lacks the knowledge of this kind of stuff. I didn't know jack about this stuff until I needed to. Unless someone is really a planner, ladies are probably not shopping for maternity leave plans when they look for a job. I started this job 4 years ago, when maternity was not at all on the radar.
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Lindenblossom
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:23 am |
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| Thinks "false flat" means low tire pressureJoined: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:53 pmPosts: 329Location: The whipping cult town
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Radlerin wrote: Getting back to the subject at hand, I was pretty appalled to find out that the maternity leave policy is 6 weeks unpaid at my mostly-women workplace. If you want to extend your leave to 12 weeks, your entire remaining PTO (vacation & sick time combined) is absorbed within the second 6 weeks. So, after the birth, don't plan on getting sick, tending to a sick kid, or taking any time off to catch your breath!! Ugh. Parenthood is a choice.
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