Mummy's Letter

Mummy hasn't write any letter for a longest time except work-related. Anyway, for meimei, she wrote the letter below. And, it works!

Dear Sir / Madam,

With regards to the Enhanced Marriage & Parenthood Package, I would like to appeal formally that the effective date of the new 16 weeks Maternity Leave and the Baby Bonus to be implemented earlier instead of at the start of the calendar year of 2009.

Such a move is hugely unfair to mothers-to-be who are due for delivery in the rest of the months i.e August, September, October, November and December of 2008 using what has been done in 2004 as a precedent. Back then, the enhanced maternity benefits are implemented and even back dated to 01 August 2004 even though the announcement is made also during the National Rally.

Already these mothers-to-be are about to enter to their third trimester of pregnancy which is the most tedious and tiring of the entire pregnancy. So, why create the unnecessary sadness and anxiety in them now. Surely the government can afford to be more gracious and generous if it has been done before in 2004? The government has every right and every rational reason to substantiate the choice over a later effective date. What this group of mothers-to-be need are some grace and consideration from the government. If you are not ready to implement policies immediately then please withheld the information until it is ready to be implemented.

The way that it chooses to implement is really inconsiderate to these mothers. Please review the way the scheme should be implemented and with more grace and consideration.

Regards,

So, she will have more time with meimei and me so that she can potty trained me, teach me phonics and tamed me a little more.