My Father who is still a TBM is 80 years old and has always been one to lend a helping hand anytime he was asked or anytime he saw someone in need.
What pisses me off, is over the years people have learned this about him and take advantage of him.
Someone has a leaky faucet? They call my Dad. Someone has a garage door that isn't shutting right? They call my Dad. Someone cannot do their calling that weekend? They call my Dad.
He's retired, so when he was younger and in his 60's-early 70's it was how he kept himself busy. However, now that he is in his 80's it is really starting to piss me off.
One member called and asked him if he could help them move a refrigerator. Of course he said no, as he's too damn old to be doing that, but I was livid when I found out. WTF? Call an 80 year old to help move a refrigerator?
Here's what pisses me off:
Whenever he needs help with something, not a single fucking member will help him. He always ends up calling me, his ex-Mormon Son, because the fuckers that are always asking him for help seem to conveniently have excuses for why they can't help him.
A member even called him one weekend and asked for help with their lawn mower (it wouldn't start, and my Dad used to be a mechanic). He said sure, he would be there that next morning to help. Then my Dad found out a friend was in the Hospital having a heart attack. He calls lawn mower man back and asked if he can meet my Dad at the Hospital to give his friend a blessing. Lawn mower man's response: "I'd love to help, but I promised the kids I'd take them to the movies tonight. Why don't you try Brother XXXX to see if he can help."
That's the shit that seems to happen time after time. Do for me, but please don't ask me to do for you.
I saw this sort of thing all the time when I was a TBM. It pissed me off then, and it still pisses me off now.
Do the rest of you see this? Or is this just a Midwest Mormon thing?
Submitted January 07, 2015 at 09:55PM by rockinahat http://ift.tt/1AFzrDl exmormon
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