Daddy’s time off?

My huby will be takign a couple of days, but other than that we cant afford more cos he is a conctractor - no work no pay. Anyway thats ok, we will take what we can get.

Yeah, it is pretty crap that male teachers only get one day off to attend the birth of their child... they can take leave without pay, but that means organising work (usually book stuff) for the relief teacher to do, and we can't really afford for Nat to take much unpaid time off.

First and second year teachers are supposed to have a certain amount of non-contact time over and above what other teachers get. Nat is actually teaching 30 minutes a week more than he should (to help the school out, and it's only 30 minutes! ) so he's asked the DP (deputy principal) if he can take the accumulated extra time when Bubs comes as leave with pay. It should add up to two or three days, so that will be good.

Hmmm Mark may have a couple of days off but his work take complusory leave for three weeks at Christmas and if he uses all his leave when baby is here we will have no pay for over Christmas.


I dont mind tho. I remember from Paige it was pretty much me sleeping and feeding and me doing house stuff while she was little til 3 months anyway. Nothing much for Dad to do during the day that he cant do at night and on the weekends!!!

aww Jake is sooo cute Nicola