Veritas, congrats for your becoming an aunt for the first time yesterday and sorry for hearing about the rough time that you're going through! Hope things will turn out better as time passes by and everything returns to normal for you! Life can be hard at times, especially when things go wrong because of others and not becuase of you! It's full of ups and downs and we tend to give more importance to the negative things! Try to remember the better times to cheer you up and just take things as they come day by day, at the same time not staying idle but trying to work a possible way out from the burdening situation. Perhaps some could help and don't forget about Gatchaman ... your fantasy can be a way to temporarily escape from the world!

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To be or not to be a gatchamaniac - that's the dilemma!

Veritas- I saw your announcement about being an aunt on FB- that is so exciting!

I hate to hear that you are being stressed out...I'm sending a virtual hug your way . Have you talked with your boss about it?

In the meantime, just try to focus on the future...you have so many wonderful times ahead of you with your baby!

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Hi Verits,

Sorry to hear they're mucking you around, only ten weeks to go!!! Its okay to let off a little some steam, thats why we have a rant section.

The only people who get paid maternity leave here (NSW Aust.) its aprox 3 months. Are government employee's. Teahers, medical workers etc...

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up- Pablo Picasso.

Veritas, it's cool that you're becoming an aunt and a mother in such a close span of time -your child and your new niece or nephew will be close in age, and you'll have people in your family to swap child-raising stories with who will know exactly what you're talking about. I have a cousin who is almost the same age as me, that I would see every summer, and we were best buddies.

As for your employer... You're not getting paid but you have to keep working (and are being given extra work)? I'm no expert in the rules and regulations of insolvency (or maternity leave), in any country, but that sure doesn't sound very fair! If your employer can't or won't give you any straight answers, I wonder if there's a government agency or person(s) of a legal persuasion who can advise you what your rights are in this sort of situation?


You certainly have a happy event to look forward to, in ten weeks, though!

Life:

Hope things get better for you and you can find a decent new job. And that your boss grows a brain (for the sake of his future employees, if any). Things are tough all over.

I remember the big question raised in 'The Alien Bigfoot' was whether or not Zoltar was actually female, based entirely on the long hair. (Alara Rogers ran with that in her BotP fics on ff dot net.) I'm sure the VAs had a good chuckle over that one.

So I'll deduce that you are a tall, long-legged beauty who can wear tights and get away with it.

Me? I would scare people if I wore tights. I'm built like a female Ryu. Unfortunately, I can't punch a line of goons and make them fall down. That would be awesome.

Maybe next year I can hit DragonCon. Let us know if/when you'll be there. Those of us who can make it could show up. We'll need a secret handshake or something to identify ourselves.

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Sounds like DragonCon is a great place to be! For years a number of us have been meeting at the San Diego Comic Con, but a lot of people have been going to Dragon Con as well. I'd love to attend, but Labor Day weekend is a bad time for me, especially since it takes me a full day to fly out and back. But you never know...

I'm glad your costume went over so well, Veritas! FWIW, I wore the Number 3 shirt you made for me to Comic Con this year with some red and white Uncle Sam pants, and got some nice comments. James and Barrdwing liked it as well!

Hopefully things will get better at work. Regardless, less than 10 weeks of that madness to go, right?

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