Because most guests to his show are dysfunctional families.
Similar to the reason for Jerry Springer show.
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
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Similar to the reason for Jerry Springer show.
LoveTulips
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Frankly, you sound a little conceited. To be honest, even if you were Nobel Prize winner for example, I don't know about other people on this forum, but I myself would not treat you any differently from someone ( for example, like me) who does not have a significant list of accomplishments.
Paco Dennis
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Well what kind of pride are you talking about? The kind of pride that just thinks only of themselves would be terrible but if you're talking about proud of something that you've accomplished in your life it probably means something that you're glad or happy about that you accomplished. I don't think that you're sinning or breaking any commandment by going over now, at our age, you know the accomplishments that we thought were important to us. But maybe that is considered self centered?
The accomplishment I am most proud of is this...
My father passed away unexpectedly in 2000. My mother, who was 68 at the time, had severe clinical depression, agoraphobia, and she could no longer drive after having a number of seizures. She hadn't left the house in 4 years. There were times when my mother would just sit in a chair and rock back and forth. My father took care of all of the household items and ran all their errands.
Being an only child, my mother became solely my responsibility. I used to "talk" to my father to give me the insight to make the best decisions possible. I did all the research I could and met with a representative of Elder Care to discuss how to proceed. I soon made my mother responsible for going out and getting the mail, sorting through it and telling what was in it since I was now taking care of two households. It gave her a feeling of importance and inclusion. I think my father had somewhat given up on her but I would not.
I eventually got her to go to the grocery store with me on Saturdays. She was afraid she didn't look "put together" enough because my father had high standards. I said "Wait until you see what people wear to the grocery store". She soon started going on walks with her neighbor. Hubby and I took her out to dinner. She went on a cruise with my cousin. She blossomed and was ready to get out into the world again.
We were living in South Florida. In 2006, we bought a home in Dallas so I could work from home and hand-picked a pre-construction villa for her in a 55+ community. She loved living there and made friends. When she could no longer live independently, we moved her into a great assisted living community and she loved it there as well. She had become very social.
I made lots of sacrifices, but when she passed away in 2021 I felt no guilt because I knew I had given her the best life possible. And I'm proud of that.
My father passed away unexpectedly in 2000. My mother, who was 68 at the time, had severe clinical depression, agoraphobia, and she could no longer drive after having a number of seizures. She hadn't left the house in 4 years. There were times when my mother would just sit in a chair and rock back and forth. My father took care of all of the household items and ran all their errands.
Being an only child, my mother became solely my responsibility. I used to "talk" to my father to give me the insight to make the best decisions possible. I did all the research I could and met with a representative of Elder Care to discuss how to proceed. I soon made my mother responsible for going out and getting the mail, sorting through it and telling what was in it since I was now taking care of two households. It gave her a feeling of importance and inclusion. I think my father had somewhat given up on her but I would not.
I eventually got her to go to the grocery store with me on Saturdays. She was afraid she didn't look "put together" enough because my father had high standards. I said "Wait until you see what people wear to the grocery store". She soon started going on walks with her neighbor. Hubby and I took her out to dinner. She went on a cruise with my cousin. She blossomed and was ready to get out into the world again.
We were living in South Florida. In 2006, we bought a home in Dallas so I could work from home and hand-picked a pre-construction villa for her in a 55+ community. She loved living there and made friends. When she could no longer live independently, we moved her into a great assisted living community and she loved it there as well. She had become very social.
I made lots of sacrifices, but when she passed away in 2021 I felt no guilt because I knew I had given her the best life possible. And I'm proud of that.
David, many of us know that you are quite accomplished when it comes to technology so short of telling us you invented the internet I think we would all be proud for you.