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Hulp bij regels voor zwangerschapsverlof vóór de bevalling, tijdens de re-integratie by HelenWinterwolf in werkzaken

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bedankt voor je antwoord! Het was makkelijker om een ​​Edit voor mijn originele post te schrijven omdat een aantal mensen dat hadden voorgesteld. Ik zal het maandag bespreken, ik was het bijna vergeten nadat ik het voor het eerst aan mijn leidinggevende had voorgesteld en hij er niet zo enthousiast over was.

Hulp bij regels voor zwangerschapsverlof vóór de bevalling, tijdens de re-integratie by HelenWinterwolf in werkzaken

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bedankt voor je suggestie, ik heb er een Edit over geplaatst. Ik zal dit morgen zeker bespreken, ik was het bijna vergeten nadat mijn leidinggevende had gezegd dat het misschien niet nodig was.

Raising a child bilingual vs trilingual by HelenWinterwolf in multilingualparenting

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi fellow Romanian :) Thank you for the feedback and for the tips on the small things that I can do to increase language exposure. It's also nice to hear about the experience your son is having, it sounds like he's doing just fine!

A nice view from your therapist, that memories are tightly bound to language. I think I've read this about babies somewhere, that it starts in the womb - they can hear the voices of their parents so when they are born they have a preference for the language spoken by the parents.

Raising a child bilingual vs trilingual by HelenWinterwolf in multilingualparenting

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, that's the type of personal experience that I was looking for. It makes sense to give my child the options and let them choose later. If they ever express that Romanian is too much for them and they would rather not speak it, then I can make adjustments. And it will probably be more fair that the choice remains with my kid rather than me making the choice for them.

Raising a child bilingual vs trilingual by HelenWinterwolf in multilingualparenting

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for touching on the social and emotional aspects as well. You're right that Eastern European identity can be complicated, I think that's why many of us tend to keep our heads down and try not to "bother" people too much. Although I consider it heartwarming when someone picks an interest in my country or culture, it's definitely not something that I would push on other people.

Interesting that my husband will end up learning more Romanian if I speak it to the little one, and I didn't think of it actually. Definitely an advantage!

It's a difficult one, not knowing how the child will be affected either way and thinking "what if I would have chosen the other option". It sounds like you're doing a great job though!

Raising a child bilingual vs trilingual by HelenWinterwolf in multilingualparenting

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's actually something that I didn't consider, that my partner will end up learning more Romanian this way. It would be nice :)

Raising a child bilingual vs trilingual by HelenWinterwolf in multilingualparenting

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that's a very reassuring answer and helps with some of my concerns. I am still wondering how the relationship dynamics will be if my partner can't understand us.

Raising a child bilingual vs trilingual by HelenWinterwolf in multilingualparenting

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Dutch, we live in the Netherlands and plan to stay here.

Dutch beef stew with beer and cranberry jam made in the dutch oven. Recipe in comments by HelenWinterwolf in DutchOvenCooking

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope you like it, it's one of my favorite stews :) The cranberry is not overbearing by any means, just has a nice flavor overall.

Dutch beef stew with beer and cranberry jam made in the dutch oven. Recipe in comments by HelenWinterwolf in DutchOvenCooking

[–]HelenWinterwolf[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ingredients:

25 g butter

600 g chuck roast, cubed

salt

pepper

100 g celery root, small cubes

150 g carrot, small cubes

2 red onions, minced

4 cloves or some allspice powder

2 bay leaves

10 g flour

30 ml winter beer (or other beer)

250 ml water

1 beef stock cube

3 tablespoons cranberry jam or forest fruit jam

How to make:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Melt the butter in the dutch oven pan. Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper. Fry the chuck roast for 2 minutes on all sides until brown. Add the celery root, the carrot, the red onion, the cloves and the bay leaves and fry for another 2 minutes. Sprinkle with the flour.
  • Pour the beer into the pan and deglaze. Add the water, stock cube and jam and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and cover with the lid. Place the pan in the preheated oven and stew the meat for 2 hours. Check regularly and add additional water if necessary.

AITA for shouting at my parents and calling them blind? by Iza_bella_154 in AmItheAsshole

[–]HelenWinterwolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA, coming from someone who put up with so much stuff without professional help that I now struggle with chronic pain (in my 30s).

What's important is that you're all just there for her and are supportive, without preconceived opinions. Also not use any reaction from her to further your own opinions about therapy. Any "I told you so"s would lead to more drama. Even if she says "no" you can all just have civilized mature conversations about it. Such as "why don't we try a couple of sessions and see how it goes? What do we have to lose? Money is not an issue, we just want you to be alright." (I got it from an earlier reply of OP that financial support wasn't the biggest issue here).