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This UO opinion is irrationally pissing me off.

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My SIL, who I love an adore, had a "surprise baby" in the middle of her divorce. She is a wonderful, doting mother and I really am so happy for her,despite also being ragingly jealous. BUT, SIL is leaving her 7 week old baby with MIL this weekend so she can go to an out of town sports tournament. Granted, this is in her line of work and is partially job-related, but it still makes me all sorts of judgey. Who the eff leaves their 7 week old for an entire weekend? I know it's none of my business and has nothing to do with me, but I still find myself having an unnecessarily negative reaction to her choice. Flame away, I know it makes me an old biddy.

No flaming from me...I think 7 weeks is definitely too soon unless it's a mandatory work function, like if you don't go you're fired.

Lots of people only get 6 weeks for maternity leave. Is it really that big of a deal she has to go to a work function? The mom probably needs a break FFS.

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  • PubStar09PubStar09 member
    Yeah, that's lame. And I agree with the "lots of people only get 6 weeks" thing.  Not everyone has the luxury of being with their kids 24/7.
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    Yeah, that's lame. And I agree with the "lots of people only get 6 weeks" thing.  Not everyone has the luxury of being with their kids 24/7.

    I agree!  Heaven forbid the mom goes back to work. 



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  • JenniferJaneCJenniferJaneC member

    And for a lot of people, after taking their six week or whatever maternity leave, they may not be in a great position to pick and choose which work related functions they attend. 

     

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  • Mrsbuttercup0806Mrsbuttercup0806 member
    This post makes me glad to be Canadian. I really wish that Americans got more mat leave, I feel bad for all who have to go back when they don't want to. Not saying that you shouldn't be able to return to work whenever you want after baby is born, just sad for the ones who have to and don't want to.
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    I went oot for a Bach party about then. My kids are scarred
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  • sourapplemartinisourapplemartini member

    I'm a SAHM and left DS when he was 6w old to go to an OOS wedding. I was a bridesmaid.

    It's a good thing he stayed home, because we stayed at the bride's parents' house and they smoked like chimneys.  

    I must be a really shiitty mother. 

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  • MandyBrownNoserMandyBrownNoser member

    For some reason whenever I open your posts it's about a 50/50 shot as to whether or not I'm going to see the OP.

    It just happens to you.

    Really odd. 

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  • weelass24weelass24 member
    I left J for a weekend when he was 7 weeks.  I fail to see the problem.
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    imageMandyBrownNoser:

    For some reason whenever I open your posts it's about a 50/50 shot as to whether or not I'm going to see the OP.

    It just happens to you.

    Really odd. 

    Me too! 

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    imageMandyBrownNoser:

    For some reason whenever I open your posts it's about a 50/50 shot as to whether or not I'm going to see the OP.

    It just happens to you.

    Really odd. 

    Me too! 

    This has happened to me too! Totally weird.

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    imagerobinsokj:
    I went oot for a Bach party about then. My kids are scarred

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  • lurkylulu2lurkylulu2
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    imageweelass24:
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    For some reason whenever I open your posts it's about a 50/50 shot as to whether or not I'm going to see the OP.

    It just happens to you.

    Really odd. 

    Me too! 

    This has happened to me too! Totally weird.

    Well WTF?! If the IT department was halfway smart, I would guess I was on bump lockdown or something.

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  • ClaireOtomsClaireOtoms member
    Yeah...you're totally right. I knew when I posted it it was not nice, that's why I posted it in the UO. I guess I was just venting. There's a lot more to the story, but that doesn't really matter. Thanks for calling me out, I needed a reality check on that one (honestly). Now that i think about it, I kinda wonder why no one else did?


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