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Barbara Carrara 
Italy
Local time: 22:41
Member (2008)
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Where has Mike disappeared to?
Hope no feathers have been ruffled.
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 22:41
French to English
Tom in London wrote:
So let her sign up and do her own work- if that really is what HE THINKS her work is.
I agree entirely! I never bother with people asking for someone else (unless the someone else is a minor, but that wouldn't even be appropriate here). I'm not saying it's the case here but they do often have an axe to grind.
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:41
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| Ha ha that reminds me | Sep 9, 2021 |
Kay Denney wrote: Tom in London wrote:
So let her sign up and do her own work- if that really is what HE THINKS her work is. I agree entirely! I never bother with people asking for someone else (unless the someone else is a minor, but that wouldn't even be appropriate here). I'm not saying it's the case here but they do often have an axe to grind.
OFF TOPIC
That reminds me: I once taught at an American school of architecture where the Dean, W.S. was of German Jewish origin. Even though he had lived in the US for most of his life, his English was not good. He still had a heavy German accent and tended to mix his metaphors.
One day there was a discussion among various people about the attitude of a particular tutor who always seemed to reiterate the same things, at student reviewing sessions.
W.S. said "that is just because he has a cross to grind".
[Edited at 2021-09-09 15:57 GMT]
| | | | | Kind regards | Sep 15, 2021 |
Thanks for your advice everyone it’s really helpful! I really appreciate it. Again thanks again to be part of this community.
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| Please be courteous | Sep 15, 2021 |
P.L.F. Persio wrote: Tom in London wrote:
The only possible explanation is that she is not a Proz member and can't access these forums. Her husband isn't even a wannabe translator – his profile is new and completely empty – yet here he is. Signing up on here does not require herculean efforts, or a particularly "masculine" mindset.
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Actually I have a severe disability consequently making me electric wheelchair bound and unable to walk. I am trying to do the best for my wife as she helps me in so many dedicated ways.
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Mike Forge wrote:
Actually I have a severe disability consequently making me electric wheelchair bound and unable to walk. I am trying to do the best for my wife as she helps me in so many dedicated ways.
people sometimes are very quick to judge...
| | | | P.L.F. Persio
Netherlands
Local time: 22:41
Member (2010)
English to Italian
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| My heartfelt apologies, Mike | Sep 15, 2021 |
Mike Forge wrote:
Actually I have a severe disability consequently making me electric wheelchair bound and unable to walk. I am trying to do the best for my wife as she helps me in so many dedicated ways.
I'm sorry, Mike. You and your wife make a good team, good luck with her new career as a translator!
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 22:41
French to English
Mike Forge wrote:
Actually I have a severe disability consequently making me electric wheelchair bound and unable to walk. I am trying to do the best for my wife as she helps me in so many dedicated ways.
Thank you for explaining your situation! I was imagining that you were thinking she wasn't putting enough effort into it and resented her for not earning enough money for you to be able to afford some expensive hobby, or something weird like that.
In my volunteer work, I support young mothers and it's often a bit dodgy when their husbands chime in. Once I had a husband wanting me to send documents to his wife to explain why she ought to breastfeed their child - I told him in no uncertain terms that it was her body and her choice!!!
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Hubby was right though.
Do you say "her body her choice" if anyone asks if a pregnant lady ought to eat well and take prenatal vitamins? Of course not... Well this is the post-delivery version of exactly the same thing. Feed baby right whenever possible!
Bottle/formula babies suffer from a variety of fun GI disturbances for life.
All that fun new-ish stuff like IBS, UC, Crohn's, Gluten Free (not by choice), etc.? FATE OF FORMER BOTTLE BABIES. Not DDT, not t... See more Hubby was right though.
Do you say "her body her choice" if anyone asks if a pregnant lady ought to eat well and take prenatal vitamins? Of course not... Well this is the post-delivery version of exactly the same thing. Feed baby right whenever possible!
Bottle/formula babies suffer from a variety of fun GI disturbances for life.
All that fun new-ish stuff like IBS, UC, Crohn's, Gluten Free (not by choice), etc.? FATE OF FORMER BOTTLE BABIES. Not DDT, not the vaccines, not agent orange, not wifi/cell towers/#G, not billionaire geeks chipping you, not reptilian overlords.. just mom choosing to use formula. Avoid whenever possible!
It can cause an immense amount of pain and suffering for a lifetime. And until the kid's parents or doctors figure it out and adjust nutrition to an acceptable diet, it's downright disabling.
Kay Denney wrote: Mike Forge wrote:
Actually I have a severe disability consequently making me electric wheelchair bound and unable to walk. I am trying to do the best for my wife as she helps me in so many dedicated ways. In my volunteer work, I support young mothers and it's often a bit dodgy when their husbands chime in. Once I had a husband wanting me to send documents to his wife to explain why she ought to breastfeed their child - I told him in no uncertain terms that it was her body and her choice!!!
PS ...oh well, on the one hand, digestion after eating carelessly DOES occasionally hurt something fierce, but then again, without such folly, about a third of my income wouldn't exist. Thanks for feeding us big pharma people! Our paychecks depend on bad public health!
[Edited at 2021-09-15 21:09 GMT]
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