20241229-2132. My elderly father is the closest family. I live with my dad and help him with house chores and yard work.
My dad is the oldest surviving member of four remaining siblings. The only times he sees his relatives is during funerals.
He is the strong quiet type but he can’t stop talking about politics and sports. He also can’t seem to project his voice loud enough for me to hear; since I’m hard of hearing.
Dad doesn’t complain about eating the same food everyday and he doesn’t mind if I help him spend his money.
My dad exercises 30 minutes a day. He walks around the backyard and do stretches under the sun. Sometimes if it gets too cold or if it is raining, he won’t try to do too much outdoor exercises.
He is tidy but NOT necessary clean. He is fastidious and probably that’s due to his undiagnosed OCD. He prefers weekly showers. Gross.
He can repair the holes in his garments and read his magazines using his prescription eyeglasses which gives him a wide-eyed appearance.
Dad likes his paper calendars for writing-in his scheduled appointments and almost always gets his appointments scribbled on business cards to take home for his paper calendars.
We already shopped for his 2025 calendar a few days ago.
Like I said, he does take his time doing everything, especially yard work which I supervise along side him. I let him do some hauling and light sweep work. But that’s about it because he might get leg cramps at night from overexertion.
He seems to always smile like an innocent child. And that’s it. He’s pretty much ignorant about far-fetched and weird stuff and sticks to the regular news and sports programming – both of which he enjoys.
He no longer celebrate parties, his birthdays or holidays or go out to dine or attend social functions. He goes out with me to go grocery shopping for food. And that’s about it.
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