01/06/2026
The other day in our new chair stretching & light movement class..we were singing a little & one lady mouthed all the words but wouldn’t sing..
And that’s ok.
She can do whatever the hell she wants, it’s her home.
But one of the men asked her directly, why aren’t you singing?
She said that she stopped singing years ago, even though she has always loved to sing…
Why? He asked, not willing to let it go..& honestly I wanted to know too so I didn’t interrupt..
Because, every time she sang, people told her to stop, they’d “joke” about it, one time she had head phones on, singing loudly, enjoying herself & someone asked her if she was ok, thought she was dying…
She said that was the last straw & she stopped singing for good…
In that moment, losing something she dearly loved. Because of miserable people.
& I understood that & her & how that feels & I look forward to hearing her sing, even if her & I hang out in her room and just sing sometimes.
& That’s the therapy part of recreation therapy.
Stop telling people to stop singing or stop using their voice or doing things they love, cuz one day they’ll be 95, in a nursing home & afraid to use their voice.
