https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 03:38:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-men-are-funny#post-84592 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:56:26 +0000 heffalump 84592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, you're an awesome daughter!</p> <p>My dad once yelled.at me because I asked Jim to help put up a canopy. Its a 4 man job so we needed his help. But he doesn't do things around the house (it takes literally 5 minutes) and how dare I even ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-men-are-funny#post-84285 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:26:18 +0000 aunt pol 84285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: my friend's dad used to do that, before they had a remote for the tv;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-men-are-funny#post-84279 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:23:32 +0000 chopsuey 84279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HAHAH. Dang. Talk about spoiled dad ;) Livin the life.. haha.<br /> Hurmm.. When we were little my dad used to clap when he wanted us to come to him. Big sis got 2 claps, middle--3, me--4. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-men-are-funny#post-84270 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:17:40 +0000 aunt pol 84270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad, who's 81, lives with us. My mum spoiled him quite badly while she was alive so he never really had to do anything for himself, and I seem not to have taught him anything either and usually end up doing pretty much everything- in harmless examples, tonight he called me in to the sitting room from the kitchen to say he was thirsty, instead of getting up to get a glass of water himself. (he's perfectly able bodied).<br /> Lately though, I've been feeling heavier and more achy and tired, and have found myself snapping at his funnier demands. (I'm just 27 weeks today.)<br /> Last night, tired, I decided to go to bed at 10pm. I brought his night time tablets to his room- he was already in bed- and put them, in little dosing cup, like always, with a glass of water on his dresser. I told him to take them in about twenty minutes (normally takes them around half ten) that I was going to bed. He actually said </p> <p>"Wait there to give them to me."</p> <p>Hahahaha. I'm supposed to stand by the bed like a statue for twenty minutes so he doesn't have to sit up in bed and stretch his hand out for them! Hahaha! He got his answer, obviously- I know I'm a doormat but there are limits- but it was just so funny. I thought I already knew the limits of his laziness but that was a new one by me!<br /> Anyone else got entitled parents? :) </p>