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Good idea. I'll make a list and send a message to the doctor prior to Dad's next visit. We also may need to insist that Dad get a new scale. I don't think that there really is any problem with the current scale, but when Dad's weight is higher than he'd like, he often says that the scale must be unreliable.
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Well, at least he's not going dirty and I'm proud of him for that! If he wants to do the laundry and at least do something to stay busy and help himself, then as long as he's able I say let him do it
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don't Ask, you may have a point there. He, like so many of our elders will never be happy again, because they will never be 22 and carefree again!! But, if busy helps him to keep his mind off of other things, maybe it is good. I sure don't know!! I was just reading the various postings, wondering what the right answer would be!! AngieJoy, you have certainly gone above and beyond!! Thank you for being such a willing participant in your fathers' life!! God bless! Get Well!
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Something was mentioned on here about laundry being a women's job. People may forget that women now have rights and they aren't slaves. I can guarantee you if given this scenario, I would definitely not be doing all of the laundry all of the time guaranteed! Though some women may be willing to do all of the laundry all the time, there are some women out there who won't tolerate it. I personally would sit down some rules ahead of time that if you want your clothes clean, you help with the laundry or your clothes will not get clean. Laundry duties are for everyone. If you want your clothes clean at my house, you contribute to laundry duty or your laundry will be excluded from washing. Those would be my rules and they would be strongly enforced because everyone would contribute. Women are not slaves, slavery was outlawed long ago and women now have equal rights.
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I have heard ( I think the source was a Love Language Book) that some people think love is measured in what is done for them or given to them. The senior living facility I am sure is very nice. However consider that Dad might be feeling a little un-loved. Based on your text, you do a great number of things for him but perhaps he is "feeling" a little something different. Our frustrations have a way of coming out into the open. The truth is people often forget what you do but remember how you make them feel. Just a thought, as you do all the things you do find ways to make it feel like love. Make him smile. You will smile too
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The Five Languages of Love
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Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend.
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