General Chat

I recently met a woman I had once worked with.

She has divorced and gone to live with her dad who is of a similar age to Fred but not disabled, just inert!

She looks after him and has to fit in with his life-style. This includes breakfast on the dot of 8.30, coffee and biscuits at 11.00.

This properly ordered day ends at a precise time I have forgotten when he has a glass of whisky and five (not four an not six but five) liquorice allsorts!

My Dad was like that, but I didn't live with him, thank goodness! ,

Perhaps she should change the Liquorice for Jollop ,Get him moving a bit :-D :-D

Maybe I'm too stubborn but there is absolutely no way anyone would dictate to me especially if needed me to do things for them :-|

wondering who looked after the old b*gg*r before the daughter moved in?

I'd be slipping something in his coffee :-0

I wonder if it might be a local thing. It is a bit like people talking about what funny things their children or pet monkey have been up to.

We just have a laugh about what our silly old sods get up to.

I wouldn't have had that problem

My parents divorced when I was about 30.

Dad still tried to dictate to me!!!

On of his demands was that I either see him or my Mum.

I told him that was unacceptable....... and he walked out.

Never saw him again. That was HIS choice.

He died about 15 years ago, a lonely old man. He told new people in his life that he had never been married. Lots of grandchildren that he never knew.

That sounds more like one for the narcissism thread.

there are lots of words I could use to describe my dad.......... most of them not allowed here.

:-|

I feel sorry for your friend, Sharron, sounds like she went from the frying pan to the fire. Hope she can find the confidence to stand up to the old beggar and have a life of her own soon. I understand circumstances might dictate that she has to move in with him for financial reasons but she should try and stay or become independent if possible.

Best of luck to her, maybe she needs to spend time with you occasionally so you can educate her

Lizxx

Neither of us was complaining. We were both laughing at our respective old buggers.

We each have the option of having them shunted off to an orphanage (oh yes they are!).

It was the five liquorice allsorts we were particularly enjoying.

Just another amusing anecdote about old men.