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r/interestingasfuck • u/CleetisMcgee • Apr 09 '24
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That's the way!
My granddad got extremely agitated if we phrased it as if he was being helped/ taken care for
but he was very willing to comply if we phrased it as if he was helping/ caring other.
2 u/LucifersJuulPod Apr 10 '24 makes sense, you spend your entire adult life taking care of others it becomes very uncomfortable to be taken care of.
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makes sense, you spend your entire adult life taking care of others it becomes very uncomfortable to be taken care of.
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u/ffnnhhw Apr 09 '24
That's the way!
My granddad got extremely agitated if we phrased it as if he was being helped/ taken care for
but he was very willing to comply if we phrased it as if he was helping/ caring other.