A care worker at a nursing home sees an old man named Eric sitting by himself, never seems to talk to anyone, he seems so isolated and she feels so sorry for him, she wants to help him and goes over...
'Hi Eric! We've got lots of things to do today... would you like to go outside and play a little crown green bowling?'
Eric says 'Nope. Tried that once. Didn't like it.'
She says 'OK, that's fine, at least you tried it. How about we do a jigsaw together? It'll be interesting, keep your mind active?'
The response is 'nope... hate jigsaws, tried one once, didn't like it'
The care worker is getting slightly exasperated by now but preservers. 'What about chess? That's a great game, I'm not very good at it but I bet you can show me how to play properly, a clever guy like you!'
Inevitably, he says 'No. Don't like chess, tried it once, didn't like it'.
She says, 'OK Eric, no problem. What would you like to do?'
Eric says 'Nothing... my son is coming over later, that's all I need.'
The care worker nods and says 'That's great. Can I just ask... is he an only child?'
