tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post114306426349165828..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: Doctor's HolidayDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1148179130031636362006-05-20T22:38:00.000-04:002006-05-20T22:38:00.000-04:00I'm also a psychologist....almost. I've got my Mas...I'm also a psychologist....almost. I've got my Masters but I'm also in the last legs of my dissertation (which I'm doing while simultaneously raising a 10-month-old!)<BR/><BR/>In my dating life I often wished I could pretend to be something else. People either proceed to tell me the story of their family drama or get all nervous about talking to me like I'm going to psychoanalyze them just for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1146731884849196312006-05-04T04:38:00.000-04:002006-05-04T04:38:00.000-04:00I'm an academic psychologist, though I use my PhD ...I'm an academic psychologist, though I use my PhD title for most purposes as it's easier than getting people to use Ms, or explaining that yes-we're-married-no-we-have-different-last-names. So sometimes medical people will ask me what sort of doctor I am. Psychologists, however, usually have a good idea of what level of knowledge I'll have about their speciality, if it isn't mine, and also DrSpousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07259337858075146058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1144100153776986572006-04-03T17:35:00.000-04:002006-04-03T17:35:00.000-04:00a slight tangent along this line. I was surprised...a slight tangent along this line. I was surprised when my pastor admitted to occasionally going to a different church; not wearing his clerical collar so he could simply go and worship like everyone else. It hadn't occurred to me that clergy might need to be pastored to as well...sozzledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548026339049606118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143561054864346972006-03-28T10:50:00.000-05:002006-03-28T10:50:00.000-05:00People don't give me much crap related to my edito...People don't give me much crap related to my editorial work. But if they see me working on a crossword puzzle, there are several possible comments:<BR/><BR/>1. "I can't do crosswords at all." (Translation: You nerdy freak.)<BR/>2. "My grandmother liked to do crosswords." (You must be really boring.)<BR/>3. "Do you use a crossword dictionary?" (Please tell me you're not smarter than I am.)<BR/>4. Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143519936598974902006-03-27T23:25:00.000-05:002006-03-27T23:25:00.000-05:00I was a preschool teacher, so I'm curious to see h...I was a preschool teacher, so I'm curious to see how my sons' future preschool teachers act, assuming I tell them.<BR/>BUT- what I really want to do here is ask really nicely, or beg, for some of those stories about stupid patients you taunted me with in Julies comments. please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143510167434209132006-03-27T20:42:00.000-05:002006-03-27T20:42:00.000-05:00e. -- re: blogger & macs -- IE is essentially a de...e. -- re: blogger & macs -- IE is essentially a dead browser now; it's unsupported by Apple. You need to download <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/upgrade-2.html" REL="nofollow">Firefox</A>. I use Firefox mostly for blogging, Safari for other stuff.<BR/><BR/>ccg, nancy, stephanie -- you're right, it must be awful to go the doctor as a lawyer! I can SO imagine the nervousness/bad jokes. DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143497959982029262006-03-27T17:19:00.000-05:002006-03-27T17:19:00.000-05:00You should try working with computers. I've been ...You should try working with computers. I've been at parties, and they find out what I do immediatly try to take me to their study to fix the problems that they are having with their computer. Aside from the fact that I charge $50 an hour to do this outside of work, it seems to me to be the computer equivalent of pulling down your pants for a doctor..<BR/><BR/>I will admit that I am now very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143489252906441652006-03-27T14:54:00.000-05:002006-03-27T14:54:00.000-05:00i find that my poor grammar and propensity to swea...i find that my poor grammar and propensity to swear grossly in public normally veils my "true identity" as an english prof quite nicely. ;-)<BR/><BR/>seriously, like the folks above me--i also get the "i need to watch how i speak thing." a double whammy, i *do* have an english accent (being born and bred there, but living here) which can compound the issue. even though i speak with the britishgingajoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356643079413822527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143480126250226212006-03-27T12:22:00.000-05:002006-03-27T12:22:00.000-05:00I feel your pain MFA mama. When people find out I ...I feel your pain MFA mama. When people find out I teach English and/or that I have Ph.D. in English, they sometimes get "better watch what I say" (which I hate) or ask me arcane grammatical questions (which I often don't know how to answer. Believe it or not, grammar was never touched on at any point in my Ph.D. program.)<BR/><BR/>It will be interesting when my toddler goes to school to see how E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143480049727259422006-03-27T12:20:00.000-05:002006-03-27T12:20:00.000-05:00People find out I was an engineer and quickly find...People find out I was an engineer and quickly find someone else to talk to.Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143436691396671202006-03-27T00:18:00.000-05:002006-03-27T00:18:00.000-05:00People find out I'm an "English teacher," which so...People find out I'm an "English teacher," which sounds simplistic to me although "college professor" is inaccurate since I am technically "only" an "adjunct instructor" and "Dr. MFA Mama" is inaccurate to the point of insult or condescension if you ask me but probably I'm just crazy...anyway they find out I do what I do and immediately go "oh I'm terrible at grammar" or "I don't know any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143344385836899872006-03-25T22:39:00.000-05:002006-03-25T22:39:00.000-05:00I work for a state's department of revenue. I'm a ...I work for a state's department of revenue. I'm a computer programmer. Not only do I get asked tax questions all the time, but I get asked <I>Federal</I> tax questions all the time. Very annoying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143311873829566932006-03-25T13:37:00.000-05:002006-03-25T13:37:00.000-05:00Try working for the telephone company. People thi...Try working for the telephone company. People think I know everything about telephones, including billing and service issues. However, it does come in handy when talking to the phone company when I'm having issues, because I have advanced knowledge in cutting through phone company bullshit. <BR/><BR/>It still doesn't get me out of conversations like this at parties:<BR/><BR/>Annoying Person: Lisa C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17794553652067567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143238753708051632006-03-24T17:19:00.000-05:002006-03-24T17:19:00.000-05:00I definitely try to keep the lawyer thing under wr...I definitely try to keep the lawyer thing under wraps when meeting people for the first time: in part because the reaction is something like, "Oh! Huh." with the dread follow-up question, "So, what sort of law do you practice?" While I'm happy as the next gal to talk about securites and copyright law, but it can feel a touch, a whisper, boring to people not in the field. And who wants to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143227607318141512006-03-24T14:13:00.000-05:002006-03-24T14:13:00.000-05:00Girlfriend, you KNOW that the fact that I'm a lice...Girlfriend, you KNOW that the fact that I'm a licensed lawyer is keep under Deep Cover when I go to the doctor. Just to keep the nervous "Don't sue me!" laughter under control when I have to get a shot or something.carolinagirl79https://www.blogger.com/profile/06284212448110505029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143217147523651432006-03-24T11:19:00.000-05:002006-03-24T11:19:00.000-05:00Since my Ph.D. is in pharmacology, all doctors see...Since my Ph.D. is in pharmacology, all doctors seem to quiz me on the medications they're giving me or my son. How annoying.<BR/><BR/>My boss's father is a medical dr who has multiple myeloma, and has routinely had to ask his dr's to forget that he is a dr (especially since he's not an oncologist) and treat/explain things to him like he is any other patient. They're apparently afraid that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143216772329746892006-03-24T11:12:00.000-05:002006-03-24T11:12:00.000-05:00Yes, I am a writer/editor and get the same arcane ...Yes, I am a writer/editor and get the same arcane grammatical questions mj describes. Or people will ask me to edit their poetry, which, for the record? VERY different from prose, and completely out of my area of expertise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143182154037963702006-03-24T01:35:00.000-05:002006-03-24T01:35:00.000-05:00Actually, now that you are a mommy you will find t...Actually, now that you are a mommy you will find that other moms, grandmas and so on will tell you something weird their kid did and then say "but of course you know all about THAT" as though all children do the same things. This is especially irritating when the person in question is a (in your estimation) a crappy parent. Lord knows it drives me insane.The Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473465922682305315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143169579291398942006-03-23T22:06:00.000-05:002006-03-23T22:06:00.000-05:00As a veterinarian, I have fortunately had good tre...As a veterinarian, I have fortunately had good treatment from colleagues who I've taken my pets to - usually surgeons. Most physicians are respectful of me, too, but I guess they figure enough is different to explain the nitty-gritty.<BR/><BR/>There was one instance in the NICU when the doctor told me that my son had a hydrocele, and I knew what that was, right? And I do, but I was so flusteredVetmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03080433414311070111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143158820418876112006-03-23T19:07:00.000-05:002006-03-23T19:07:00.000-05:00I keep my med school status tightly under wraps wh...I keep my med school status tightly under wraps when I go to the doctor -- I'm just sure that the minute he/she finds out, a pop quiz on antibiotics/fluids/tca cycle will be forthcoming. My husband, bless his heart, announces "my wife is in medical school," as soon as he's in the waiting room, I think. I've stopped going to doctor's appointments with him...cmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459445117945228270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143136589621800932006-03-23T12:56:00.000-05:002006-03-23T12:56:00.000-05:00I'm an editor and people assume that I know every ...I'm an editor and people assume that I know every grammatical rule in existence and can spell every word. I have to explain that good editors use books(!)--like dictionaries--to help them. <BR/><BR/>One of my friends is an internist and I swear she knows everything about all things medical (and a few other things too). She insists this is not true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143090299553724302006-03-23T00:04:00.000-05:002006-03-23T00:04:00.000-05:00does it happen in other professions?I imagine it m...does it happen in other professions?<BR/>I imagine it might.<BR/>When we were having our home built I know we got away with a lot because darling husband is in the biz.<BR/>I also know the assumptions and kid glovey feelings you speak of. It has been assumed that being a neonatal intensive care RN makes me a preemie baby expert...even AFTER the baby leaves the NICU...heh-heh...I might have agreedLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868536354957624922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143087845893804382006-03-22T23:24:00.000-05:002006-03-22T23:24:00.000-05:00I'm a faculty member in a medical school, and I ge...I'm a faculty member in a medical school, and I get this all the time. And, since I'm not a doctor it's freaky, because my field is the visual system, and I'm a biologist, not a physician. So, for example, when my doctor hands me the raw results of genetic testing, and I combine it with my ability to google, we get very very bad results. <BR/><BR/>bjbjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039714511351901856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143078495723347422006-03-22T20:48:00.000-05:002006-03-22T20:48:00.000-05:00I'm a (currently not working) attorney and I get t...I'm a (currently not working) attorney and I get this at times. For example, our accountant asked me to "double check" our taxes for errors before we sent them in. I flipped through the forms in a daze. Not only do I know nothing about tax law, but that's what I was paying him to do - do my taxes right! If he had made a mistake, it would have been very difficult for me to find. I think I Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419385275719839363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1143065937293224392006-03-22T17:18:00.000-05:002006-03-22T17:18:00.000-05:00Oh, god bless you! I've been having this pain whe...Oh, god bless you! I've been having this pain when I lift my my arm for about three days now and now I know what it is!<BR/>Except the last time I went to my doc for tendonitis in my wrist (due to carrying babies) I was hoping for a shot (having consulted Dr.Google & walked in with a diagnosis and treatment suggestions. Don't docs just LOVE that?) instead I got "you'll have to stop holding themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com