Fiction - Go away and leave me alone
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
Rockingham, Australia
November 9, 2019 4:52pm CST
There is nothing exciting going on here for a few hours so I thought you might like a smile to start the day. This is a piece of fiction. Sometimes you just can’t win.
Leave Me Alone
“Hello, love. Let me help you. Getting your socks on can be very difficult when you get older.”
The old lady looked up, trying to focus cloudy eyes on the young lady kneeling at her feet.
“Pardon?”
“I said – can I help you with your socks?”
“ What did you say?”
“CAN I HELP YOU WITH YOUR SOCKS, DEAR?”
“There’s no need to shout. I’m not that deaf and I’m not your ‘dear’ either. My name’s Mary. And it’s okay, thank you. I can manage.”
“Oh sorry, Mary. Nice to meet you. My name’s Denise. I’m your home help today and I’d like to help. I’m not busy at the moment. Can you lift your foot up a little for me? It’s a bit hard to get your sock on with your foot stuck fast to the floor.”
“Please. I’d rather do it myself. If I let someone else do everything for me, soon I won’t be able to anything for myself. That time will come soon enough but until then, I just want to do it myself.”
“Well, I’ll help you just this once. You seem to be having a lot of trouble.”
“Of course I’m having a lot of trouble, you stupid girl. I’m trying to get them OFF, not on. Go away and leave me alone.”
The End
The photo is of my great-grandmother. I've put it up before. Notice how she hasn't stopped knitting while they take her photo.
At 9am we're going up to my friend's place to take delivery of a cabinet. That is quite exciting. I'll write about it after it's in place.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
10 Nov 19
@JudyEv
Looks like knitting was a common passion among Indian as well as Australian Grand Mothers.
My Grandmother used to knit many sweaters and woolen caps. And they were so heavy and of real wool.
I still have a cap she knitted and when I wear it in winters, sometimes my ears get red.
My father used to wear a very heavy sweater knitted by my grandma, and he used to feel uneasy and too hot on some winter nights, and had to change the sweater.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Nov 19
Nice story. Its bedtime for me, enjoy your day.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Nov 19
@JudyEv I just woke at 6 am, so I will go back to bed in a couple hours.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
10 Nov 19
@JudyEv
1800s- must be late 1800s, during the Victorian era!!
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
11 Nov 19
@JudyEv yes and I like such a story format.
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@snowy22315 (208783)
• United States
10 Nov 19
She looks like she could be the lady in the story!
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
10 Nov 19
Great imagination!! Looks as if your Great-Grandmother is looking at the photographers and thinking "Oh, they come again here wasting mine and their time and disturbing me here!!"
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
10 Nov 19
If my memory serves me well,you said your great-grandmother lived to 100-odd.The old lady refused to give in to old age.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
11 Nov 19
@JudyEv Sorry! I confused your mother with your great-grandmother .However judging from the the photo,Your great-grandmother lived to a great age too.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Nov 19
@changjiangzhibin89 She certainly looks well into her 80s, don't you think?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Nov 19
it's just like that joke about two guys, a sofa and a doorway. they thought the sofa was too big for the doorway so it's stuck. turns out one was pushing it in while the other was pushing it out.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
12 Nov 19
oh my word! i think yer great-grannies photo 'tis brilliant! shows her love 'f knittin'. what a treasure to've that, hon.
gigglin' o'er yer lil story. i feel the same'n regards to help. many don't comprehend 't though'n feel insulted. reminds me 'f a lil tiff with the hubs monday. i went to take the pups outdoors (makes ya wonder why they'll not go with him?) 'n 3 steps out'n the porch realized i needed a much heavier jacket, ear muffs 'n gloves. 'f course, the pups came back'n with me. i 'twas 'nformed i needed to stay out their longer so's they could do their 'business'. uhm, really? dang, i'd ne'er 'f thought 'f that!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
13 Nov 19
@JudyEv aint that the truth? heck, i used to tend this whole place 'n all the critters (back when i'd cattle 'n 15 horses, 8 pups) 's well 's the grounds. not coz the hubs worked long hours, but he wanted 't all, jest not to work 't.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 19
Sometimes such remarks are so silly it's not worth answering. You'd think menfolk would give you credit for a little bit of sense. Sometimes it seems Vince doesn't think I can do anything without instruction. 
He forgets I used to do nearly everything around the place when he was working long hours - leaving really early and getting home after dark. 
He forgets I used to do nearly everything around the place when he was working long hours - leaving really early and getting home after dark. 1 person likes this
@moffittjc (128831)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Nov 19
Great little story! It did bring a smile to my face!
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@wolfgirl569 (135601)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Nov 19
Love the ending there.
Cant wait to see the cabinet.
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