You may remember my blog about how my husband Mitch’s hearing aids cured my mumbling. Well, he is no longer using hearing aids and mumbling has returned. A scientific phenomenon that will take years to figure out.
Last night was the icing on the proverbial cake and I it had nothing to do with me!
Sports Bragging Allowed
First, some background and bragging about my husband, Mitch. He will accept public sports bragging, but that’s about it. Mitch and his friend Steve K. started the Friday Morning Amherst Over 60 Softball League (yes, it’s a long title). The league will debut this spring. There is a lot of softball talk in our house when he is not talking about fishing.
I am proud of all these guys who continue to play the sport they love well into their 60’s and 70’s. (Fun fact – I have watched Mitch play baseball yearly since 1976! Where’s my award!!!)
So, with softball on your mind and our minds, I will continue the story.
It’s 7:30 pm, and we decided to order pizza for dinner. I wait in the car while Mitch enters the crowded restaurant to pick up our food.
Sports and Forks
The server greets Mitch and asks, “Do you need plates and forks?”
Mitch hesitates a moment, considers the amazing and astute question HE HEARD, and proudly answers, “Well, Yeah, I play softball.”
The server gave a cute smile, although she was a bit confused. Because what Mitch thought she said was, “Do you play sports?”
They finally figured it out, and we got plates and forks. They also talked about sports.
Softball is very much on my athlete husband’s mind so I guess it made sense that random people would pick up on this and ask about sports? Or perhaps hearing aids may help the situation.
Whichever, we all got a good laugh – and that isn’t what life’s about.
Calling All Over 60 Softball Players
If you are interested in playing in the over 60 softball league in Amherst on Friday mornings, email amherstSeniorSoftball@gmail.com
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Thank you, Vickie — funny! 🥰🤣🥰
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Would love to hear my comments?
Well I seldom ‘error on commas’ because I am very good at punctuation and grammar!!
Would love your comments and Did I make errors? ,,,’’
That is too funny! Enjoy those conversations where you’re talking about completely different things.
My mom was quite stubborn about getting a hearing aid and I always have to tell strangers I’m not committing elder abuse by screaming at her. 🤣
Good for Mitch for keeping up the baseball ritual!
😂 thanks, Ab!!!!
I hope to see a story in the near future about Mitch deciding to go back to wearing hearing aids. Many people read your blog, and this post seems like an endorsement of not addressing hearing loss. This example of mishearing was cute, but not hearing accurately typically results in frustration for the individual and his conversational partners – most often, his family. Wearing hearing aids improves quality of life. Unaddressed hearing loss can contribute to social isolation, dementia, depression, etc. There are many options available – the technology is incredible, and thankfully, the stigma is hopefully becoming a thing of the past.
I hope it wasn’t an endorsement of not wearing hearing aids. That was not my intention. But I could see where it could be taken like that.
I am 100% behind hearing aids, and if I needed them would have them immediately!
I have read a lot recently hearing loss and dementia, which makes a lot of sense and is scary. As well as the social, isolation.
Thanks for your welltaken point and thanks as always for reading
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That was truly hysterical. Love you both very much
THANK YOU!!!! It says anonymous so I’m not sure who wrote this! 😂