Dad's Latest Malapropism

[Tilly2]

My dad, who has dementia often uses the wrong words for various things. I never correct him but gently use thecorrect word in the ensuing conversation and he picks it up and corrects himself.

Today, however, I had difficulty in accepting what he said.

Scenario.
I helped dad out of the car into his wheelchair. As he sat down, he winced in pain.
Me, 'Are you ok, Dad?'
Dad, 'No!
Me, 'What's the matter?'
Dad, ' I've trapped my...............






Tentacles!'

What would you have done?

I laughed 'til I cried. Poor man!

[tonyav]

Trapped tentacles !!!!!!!
ohhhhh wince wince wince, poor bloke

[Tilly2]

I know, Yont.

I think they freed themselves, eventually. I couldn't help. I was laughing too much.

[tonyav]

Gotta say though that it would have took a good few minutes for the laughter to subside before I could have helped him out of the predicament, Yilly.

[Baldric]

BA to Tonyav imo

[Tilly2]

I couldn't lift him up again. I couldn't see for the tears.

[-SharonA-]

Lol! Your poor Dad!!!

[tonyav]

Baldric

BA to Tonyav imo


For gawds sake, Baldric. You'll be starting sqad off again ;-)

[maggiebee]

Aaaw bless Tilly. A good sense of humour is a great thing x

[Tilly2]

I know, Sharon. As if he hasn't got enough to contend with!
He's in pain and his daughter is crying with laughter!

[Tilly2]

Baldric, behave please!

[Psybbo]

Love it, his humour is amazing, I'm sure he intended to make you laugh xx

[jno]

poor guy, his spectacles have got caught and his family just stand round laughing.

[Psybbo]

Meanwhile my mother's friend lost his phone yesterday and my 96 yr old mother wanted to phone him to tell him he'd lost his phone!

[tonyav]

LOL ^^^^^

[stuey]

I was on a job-site once, and I faxed the main office to ask them to fax me over some fax paper...I heard that there was some head scratching going on over there.

[Mosaic]

My dear old FIL enjoyed the 'sea-bird roast' from Aldi.....

Three bird roast....

Spect I'll be ten times worse.

[tonyav]

stuey, I've always found those office workers to be faxing useless.

[x-ray]

Like the Barbara Windsor advert on tv....."These balls get everywhere"

[Psybbo]

It was a lucky break, a lovely lady handed in the phone to an O2 shop, they rang the last number dialled on the phone, luckily we were there and knew who it belonged to, so that lady spared quite a few people a lot of inconvenience and grief

[tonyav]

Very lucky that, Psybbo.