Too much of a good thing
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326269)
Rockingham, Australia
November 28, 2017 7:59am CST
I read a post by Always smiling (@allknowing) who is going to host a Christmas party for some old folk who live in a home near her. I think this is a very kind thing to do but it also brought to mind an incident which happened at my workplace some years ago.
The small company I worked with had offices in the administration area of a facility that catered for a number of people who all had dementia of some kind. Every Christmas several groups would come to the facility to entertain the residents with Christmas carols and songs.
Through the goodness of their hearts, they would give up their time to entertain others but it wasn’t always appreciated. A few weeks before Christmas two groups had been and done their good deed but when the residents were ushered into the room and saw a third choir standing there in their Santa hats, one gentleman proclaimed loudly ‘Not more bloody carols!’.
The photo is of Herc in HIS Christmas hat.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Nov 17
Poor Herc. I miss him. He had personality.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
29 Nov 17
@JudyEv i guess they go into a compost pile now
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@JudyEv (326269)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 17
@hereandthere We don't have a compost pile so they just go into the bin. A compost heap would be a good idea.
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@marguicha (215992)
• Chile
28 Nov 17
Maybe that person did not like carols. It was his right. And he did not have the filter that sane people have when we think but don´t express our thoughts.
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@allknowing (130206)
• India
28 Nov 17
Let me make it very clear. If you think I will have the same joy I have been having entertaining kids, think again. 
I am not going there but they are coming over and that is the difference.
I am not going there but they are coming over and that is the difference.3 people like this
@Juliaacv (48459)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
I know that when I worked with the elderly they used to get so many visiting acts to perform at Christmas that they would go into a bit of an emotional slump part way thru the season, it was all to overwhelming.
Love the picture of Herc, I miss him.
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@JamesHxstatic (29321)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Nov 17
Oh yes! I grow tired of Christmas tunes fast, unless, perhaps they are jazz instrumentals. Alas, poor Herc, we knew him not well enough. Have you taken on other large pets?
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@JamesHxstatic (29321)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Nov 17
@JudyEv Yes, we have not looked to getting another dog for the same reason.
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@JudyEv (326269)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 17
I'd love another sheep but any pet becomes another thing to consider if you want to go away for a while. We hope to do some travelling around Australia later so best not to have a pet at the moment - unless one finds us of course. 
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
28 Nov 17
I would be pissed if that was me, maybe he heard more carols in a day than he can handle. I hope he didn't have a hard time.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
28 Nov 17
Lol, at the older man for his uh, honesty I guess.
Lol at festive Herc the Christmas goat
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@JudyEv (326269)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Nov 17
@FayeHazel Thanks. It was pretty sad but he was old for a sheep and he had had a good life. He is buried in his paddock but we still look for him expecting him to be at the gate.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
29 Nov 17
@JudyEv Oh... whups -- I clearly don't know sheep from goats.
And I am so sorry -- I must have missed that he passed. Very sorry to hear it. You gave him a great home.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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2 Dec 17
I talked to some seniors in their 80s, 90s, they told me something similar, that it annoyed them a bit when their children and grandchildren kept coming to their places, thinking that they need some cheering up. They expressed the wish to have some time for themselves, just to do whatever they like, not being bugged constantly with people coming going all the time.
Yet, they said they would like to have someone stay around at their places during night time or when the weather was extremely bad. It was just the daytime that they said they wanted some time alone to nap, etc.
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@JudyEv (326269)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Dec 17
There is a time when the children take over as the care-givers but the period before that can be a bit tricky. It can be hard to take criticism from your children or be told what you should or shouldn't be doing. A neighbour told my Mum she should be climbing the apricot tree at 85 because she could have a fall. But Mum just got out of bed a bit earlier and climbed the tree before the neighbour was out of bed.
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lol sounds like he was plain sick of hearing those songs. Maybe he wasn't enjoying the holiday much.
@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Dec 17
Herc looked so festive in his Santa hat.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
30 Nov 17
Oh, that's funny, but hopefully feelings weren't hurt with that statement. As usual, I love the animal pictures you post.
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