On May 28, 10:29 pm, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On May 28, 9:58?am, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > On 05/26/2010 10:29 PM, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
>
> > > > Declan Murphy<declan_mur...@hotmail.com> ?wrote:
> > > >> On May 24, 12:57?am, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> > > >>> The 2-Belo<the2b...@msd.bigremovethislobe.ne.jp> ?wrote:
> > > >>>> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
> > > >>>> has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
> > > >>>>>> Oh, I love not being able to participate in this thread.
>
> > > >>>>> Well sure, but part of your taxes goes to financially support people
> > > >>>>> who choose to breed.
> > > >>>> I wonder if they'll really get around to implementing that -- this
>
> > > >>> Uh, news flash; that's been the case since (at least) 1990. I went
> > > >>> down to Mitaka's city hall to collect the money we got for having a
> > > >>> daughter born in Japan.
>
> > > >> Do you remember perchance how much (roughly) the payment was? And was
> > > >> it lump sum?, monthly?, weekly?
>
> > > > Lump sum, about Y400,000 (give or take Y100,000). Worth the walk in the rain.
>
> > > Tokyo-to, Ota-ku ... JPY480,000 ... in cash. ?One time. ?And they also
> > > reimbursed the JPY400,000 for the basic hospital stay fee upon
> > > presentation of the checkout paperwork. ?Of course, the family Human
> > > Being _did_ handle the paperwork. ?The Animal just followed along behind
> > > and pushed the stroller.
> > In addition to the lump sum, did the human being apply for and receive
> > paid parental leave allowance?
>
> Leave from what?
>
> I got a couple days off, though. My new boss didn't like it, but my boss' boss
> had already OK'd it.

ie did it occur to you (or mother of new child) to (for you or her)
apply for *paid parental leave*, as in for extended period, or did you
not know about it at the time?