legislation and stuff
i’m scaring myself with the political nature of my blog lately. the other day i almost sort of had an actual opinion about presidential candidates. today is no different.
i heard last night that they’re pulling the controversial “mandatory paid sick leave” policy from ohio’s ballot in november. lobbyists and supporters are concerned that it will drive an already dwindling handful of businesses out of the state if it’s one of the few to have such a policy. but they’re not giving up! no! they’re taking their mandatory paid sick leave and hoping to pass a national bill.
here’s the thing. i’ve been sick for over a week. terrible icky sinus garbage. my head weighs five hundred pounds. i’m so nauseous even chocolate pudding and popcorn haven’t tempted me. i can’t breathe. i can’t lay down. i can’t stand up. (apparently, i can blog, however. thank goodness.)
and guess what, america? i don’t get sick leave. at all. period. unpaid or otherwise. in fact, if i try to leave, or at least lay down, my tiny boss comes and pokes me in the eye or drives a truck up and down my leg or sits on my stomach or pulls on my finger saying, “up, up, up.”
i’m all for sick leave–as long as everyone gets it. let’s see if obama or mccain can shoehorn that into their healthcare reform: i’m imagining little fairies who come and whisk the children away to some magical (distant) land whenever their mom is under the weather.
in the meantime, i spend every night staring at my bottle of nyquil, wondering just what sort of birth abnormality i would subject my daughter to if i took one tiny dose. would she grow another arm? three sets of wisdom teeth? hair to her little fetal buns? or would the damage be more subtle? would it mean she wouldn’t be asked to junior prom or that she wouldn’t pass her ap calc exam or that she would find chips and salsa simply unappealing?
i have to admit, there are times that i’m willing to find out….
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hahaha. i liked this one. ty and i were arguing about this just the other day. besides no sick days, we don’t get nights off, weekends off, holidays off, office parties, christmas bonuses, or maternity leave. what the heck?
it’s ok though, i know i still have the long end of the stick in hand. even though it doesn’t feel like it sometimes.
i love this blog! i understand the feeling exactly. i remember taking cold medicine after breastfeeding isabella (this is after 4 years of either being prego or nursing 3 children) and thinking i was free at last! what a wonderful world it is to be able to breath! someday your turn will come too. in the meantime you’re doing good not making your daughter grow an extra arm or 3 sets of wisdom teeth.
It’s been awhile since I’ve visited your blog, and I LOVE it! You seriously crack me up, I’m not sure I knew (or remembered) you were having a girl - yeah, I”m so excited for you! It’s so fun to have one of each. We seemed to have tons of girl names - my favorites were Annie and Heidi. I especially liked your little snipit on Sarah palin. We’ve become surprisinaly political ourselves and spend nights watching stump speeches and people disecting speeches and interviews - I hope her husband stays home too, or her kids are getting a bummer deal, and she looks like she’d be suc ha good, fun mom to have around.