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[71T Targa]

Originally Posted by notfarnow

Thanks guys! We're pretty damn excited. Yep, it's going to be our first.

I'm not sure how this stuff works in the US, but up here we get 1yr parental leave that can be divvied up between mom & dad. I think I'm going to take the last 3 months.

Congrats Jake.

Do you get paid for that leave? Or you can take it with no worries about job loss?

[Superman]

If you had a 017/30, a Begatti Veyron and a space shuttle......this child will still be your favorite toy. When you look into the face of your child, the rest of the world fades out of view. There is nothing like parenthood. Nothing even comes close.

[notfarnow]

Originally Posted by craigster59

Way to go Jake! Give my best to Mrs. NFN. If I were you, I'd start stashing away my "hobby" money now, It could get a little scarce in the future.

Nah, really my biggest hobbies are working on the house, cottage and the cars. That won't stop anytime soon. I dumped a pile of cash into the boat this year knowing that would dry up, most of the stuff I have left on that is low buck, medium effort.

Only gap is the "fun" car department. I'm really loving the e300d, so I should be OK there... idles like a Cummins and revs like an Alfa. Plus, since talking my father into buying a the carrera cab, I get to enjoy driving and working on that. Next winter I'm planning on doing a 915 rebuild. Dad wins, I win.

I'd been contemplating selling the boat to pick up a "project" 911 or even a nice MG, but I'll hold onto it now. Pretty sure if I sold it, the money could end up in "general revenue" and disapear into silly stuff like diapers, strollers and baby seats.

Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey

Is that the source of your laundry hints? If we scrolled down would we see Pine-Sol?

No, because my wife never had to deal with grease stains and other messes until she met me. I had to show her the ropes!

Originally Posted by phred68

Congrats Jake.

Do you get paid for that leave? Or you can take it with no worries about job loss?

Unemployment insurance covers the salary to 65%. Most decent companies (like mine) top it up to 80-85%. Because you're not paying into unemployment insurance for that period, some people have a slightly higher take-home pay than they do while on the job.

All employers are required to allow parental leave. Upon your return, they aren't *required* to give the same job, but my company is really great that way.

There are some companies where a guy taking parental leave would be quietly taken aside and explained that it may have an impact on his long term career trajectory. I know people who've experienced that. But where I work it's not like that at all. My manager has already made a point of discussing the different options, and how we'd work around backfilling, etc.

Many people on our team work from home 2-3 days a week to better balance kids + work. Our conference calls sometimes have screaming kids in the bakground, but other than that it works surprisingly well. The straight 9-5 gig seems to go out the window with that setup, but everything seems to work fine in terms of workload planning & team engagement. Better than having them drop off the face of the earth for 3-4 years then try to reintigrate into the workforce later.

Originally Posted by Superman

If you had a 017/30, a Begatti Veyron and a space shuttle......this child will still be your favorite toy. When you look into the face of your child, the rest of the world fades out of view. There is nothing like parenthood. Nothing even comes close.

I believe it. I'm a bit of a cynic, but my brother visited this summer for 4 weeks with his 8 month old daughter. Man, I turned to goo. I had baby brain worse than he did.

[tabs]

All I look at are porno, spoons and PPOT....

[notfarnow]

Originally Posted by tabs

All I look at are porno, spoons and PPOT....

you talk a good game, but you go all mushy if someone starts talking about their sick dogs! You're a softie, I've seen it!

[Superman]

Originally Posted by notfarnow

I'm a bit of a cynic, but my brother visited this summer for 4 weeks with his 8 month old daughter. Man, I turned to goo. I had baby brain worse than he did.

You ain't seen nuthin' yet, my friend. Sure, babies are cute but when it's YOUR baby, the game changes. There are some things that must be actually experienced in order to be fully understood. This is one of those things. I used to play bass guitar in rock bands. I've used impressive quantities of some of the most powerful recreational drugs known to man. And by far the most mind-blowing sound I ever heard was the wimper my first daughter made immediately following her birth. It stopped my heart. My life was forever changed by that moment.

I'll put it another way.......you might as well throw away your TV. It won't hold your attention any more.

[notfarnow]

Originally Posted by Superman

I'll put it another way.......you might as well throw away your TV. It won't hold your attention any more.

I haven't had time for a TV in 4 years. Can I keep my radio????

[911Rob]

Congrats Jake!
What's the due date?
Cheers,