tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4626509205379522589..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: The Drama in The TheatreDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-53191761029565984512013-10-21T16:55:30.720-04:002013-10-21T16:55:30.720-04:00I aspire to be one of those seniors one day. When...I aspire to be one of those seniors one day. When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple...wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-60470605672043767542013-10-21T08:29:02.885-04:002013-10-21T08:29:02.885-04:00There's a middle ground missing here.
Sure, s...There's a middle ground missing here.<br /><br />Sure, she was clearly pushy and probably a bit overboard in what she did.<br /><br />But, let me tell you, if one of those seniors had a memory dysfunction and didn't return on the trip? If she'd lost track of one because they'd decided they didn't want to go to the theatre after all and wandered outside? There'd be hell to pay, and it would be all over the news. "Senior Left Behind At Theatre Trip!" along with scathing commentary about how horrible we treat our seniors and how you just can't trust any place to take care of them.<br /><br />That someone felt the need to turn his hearing aid off says a lot about how this person needs to learn to back off.<br /><br />And, on the other hand -- I don't know if it is the same in The Magical Land of Canadia, but I have heard tales from the mouths of people who are "carers" for the disabled or for the elderly in the US who talk about employers unwilling to pay overtime unless absolutely necessary, meaning that you find some way to get your work done whenever and where-ever or risk winding up having to do it on your own time, unpaid. Which, yes, is illegal, but, even short staffed, some of these companies have no problem breaking the laws.<br /><br />(I honestly don't know how widespread that really is, I just have a few people's anecdotes to go on.)<br />Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-2452026424552346662013-10-21T00:40:24.953-04:002013-10-21T00:40:24.953-04:00It sounds like poor communication ahead of time - ...It sounds like poor communication ahead of time - like outlining expectations. Have any of you ever been in charge of a group from a facility? Not necessarily a care home - perhaps assisted living or even just a seniors residence? It is a responsibility. Often those that are on "the bus/van" have signed up, and agreed to the "conditions" of the outing. For the safety of all, the responsible person does a head count repeatedly. Do they have to make a show of it? No. If you were a son or daughter of one of those seniors out for the event, would you not want to make sure that someone was keeping tabs? Perhaps mom still lives on her own - but gets confused on occasion. Wouldn't you want to know that she has the joy of an outing under a watchful eye? That someone was driving for her? Does it have to be so obvious? No. Yet, I am sure that each one of the "rebels" were glad for the trip. I am glad provision was made for them to go - even if their minder was a bit much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-17372920674727436232013-10-20T23:48:45.529-04:002013-10-20T23:48:45.529-04:00Good fun, thanks.Good fun, thanks.B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-48124357261604415352013-10-20T15:25:10.372-04:002013-10-20T15:25:10.372-04:00It's a pity someone couldn't have told her...It's a pity someone couldn't have told her she was making a spectacle of herself, as she clearly was unable to tell. Not as discerning as the "senior children" she was in charge of. <br /><br />How demeaning, to be treated as if you are three years old when you are full of the wisdom of years and obviously still in possession of your faculties. <br /><br />I'm surprised she didn't bring them in all hanging onto a rope, like the next-door nursery school does when it takes the two.three year-olds out for their pre-lunch walk. <br /><br />I'll bet they are a handful on the bus though. Might be fun to sit in on one of their bus trips with that "minder". I'm sure they give her the business. :D Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133236228952504852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-81162938067419995372013-10-20T14:22:07.729-04:002013-10-20T14:22:07.729-04:00Hooray for the seniors!!!!! I know I'll be on...Hooray for the seniors!!!!! I know I'll be one of them one day soon...theknappernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-82883828151313678442013-10-20T10:25:12.169-04:002013-10-20T10:25:12.169-04:00I love this post Dave. I think this is a perfect r...I love this post Dave. I think this is a perfect reminder of the non-sense that "the system' has created out of a need for structure and control. I remember being that minder many years ago as well. I am so glad that I have gratuated to a much more mindful spot. However it does beg the question, are there times that I would be embarrassed by my actions if someone was blogging about me? A re'minder' to live by!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515493066365038401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-69563434815941819792013-10-20T08:32:51.646-04:002013-10-20T08:32:51.646-04:00Sounds like the minder had her own power trip. So...Sounds like the minder had her own power trip. Sometimes defiance is there to teach us we are not in control. It can be a painful lesson. I'm glad the seniors did as they did. After all, they are still people too and we know they have rights.Sue Marranconinoreply@blogger.com