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  1. Freja

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    Had such a fun day yesterday with old people
    I know this sounds wrong, so read on.

    My grandmother, my dad and uncle and I went out for a late lunch yesterday at a restaurant. My grandmother is kinda out there, meaning she doesn't really care what she says etc.
    So we were eating, and I noticed a guy looking over at our table pretty often, but I didn't really think much about it.
    When he and his guests were done eating, they went over by the door to get their jackets and stuff. Our table was just right by the door. There is a small "queue" of people getting their clothes, so he stands just by our table, waiting to get out. My grandmother then turns to me, saying: "Look at that young man RIGHT beside me, he keeps staring at you, and he's been doing it all the time!!" - now, my grandmother has bad hearing, so she says this PREEEETTY loud. The guy and I gets eye contact, and I get completely mute. I have no idea what to say, and there is this extremely awkward silence where I just wanted to run and hide. I smile to him, then tell my grandmother to hush. She is being too loud!.
    Oh my god, that was sooo embarrassing, my head turned tomato red XD

    Now I just laugh about it, but oh gosh.

    Second story;
    I work at a retirement home. Most of them have alzheimers and have turned quite childish because they're sick.
    So we are having dinner when one of them (the most "child-like") says to me: "Aren't you gonna have dinner?? I REALLY DON'T GET HOW YOU CAN GET SO FAT WHEN YOU NEVER EAT!!"
    This lady is also being LOUD. This wasn't as awkward since I know all the people there, and yeah. But still :p She also once came up to me asking me why the hell I was naked. I was fully clothed :p I have a lot of fun with the people there, not saying I don't feel bad for them. But I just love how they don't care.

    Just my day yesterday =P
    I had 45 hours of works this week, 4 hours more today =/ No sleep :O
     
  2. purple315

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    cliffs?
     
  3. Commy

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    Haha, your grandmother sounds awesome. Let's all embarrass Freja more!
     
  4. Freja

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    Huh?

    Yeah, my grandmother is awesome =P But it gets too much sometimes :p She gets away with it cuz she's old, and she knows..
     
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    Haha, so how's your newish job going? Settled in?
     
  6. Freja

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    Ooh, well I've had it for 6 months now. But I've not felt really settled in until now. Starting to feel so , so it's really nice! =P I like it a lot there, and started to built up some relations to the people there. Last week 3 people died, so that was kinda rough. But that is going to happen a lot :( I do like making their "last time" good for them though.
    It's part time, so I'm only working when they need help. Two people just got 3 weeks off, so these three weeks I have a lot of work. It's nice that I can shift between a lot and then not-so-much and still get by :)

    So yessss, I love it! Some of the people working there I don't really like (Or one person) but I bite it in me. It's not that much work I have with her :D
     
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    Wow. 3 people died within a week? How many people live in the place you work at?

    I'm glad to hear it's going well
     
  8. Freja

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    21 upstairs where I'm most at the time. 15 downstairs where I am very seldom. I do know some of them though =b And yeah, but people tend to die after each other such places, from what I've heard. Kinda strange, really.
    But we got 3 new people then, the last one is moving in tomorrow. So it's a bit exciting =D And thanks! :D
     
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    What the hell are you talking about "last times"? What are you employed as o.o

    :p I dealt with 3 bodies this week too XD

    At least you're enjoying your work...
     
  10. Freja

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    By their last time, I mean, they're old. Everybody knows this is last stop.
    So I have fun with them, go out for walks, just being silly or whatever makes them happy (;

    And I know, my dad had 4 bodies on his last shift o.o in one night. It's crazy. I'm glad I don't have to do that D;