P is very keen on sport, spends a lot of time watching it on TV – is it essential to lie on the sofa when you do this? P always does. T doesn’t seem that interested – takes me out for a walk which suits me.
Last weekend P watched England v South Africa in the Rugby World Cup. It was not a relaxing experience, I could tell this as P wasn’t lying down and snoring – he actually saw the whole match. I knew he was getting worked up as he kept saying “Oh referee!” “That was a penalty!” “England are crap” (yes he said that). P went to bed a very unhappy man.
Didn’t get much better when he watched the cricket World Twenty Twenty the next day, England v South Africa again and yes we lost. P was depressed.
It seems very strange to me that P and T spend time just sitting and watching TV particularly if it makes them unhappy. I do try to take their mind off things by offering to play with them and when they fall asleep curling up next to them on the sofa (to reassure them) but they always shove me off. When I want a snooze why can’t I lie on the sofa too? Isn’t that what it’s for?
