This is the best news interview we have ever seen! Good Day Spokane anchor Nichole Mischke interviewed 110-Year-Old Flossie Dickey on her birthday. What did we get out of this? Flossie likes to nap.
+Ben Tarr Word, apparently instead of physically existing in this world, appearing on a piece of paper validates your existence in the eyes of these news channels.
I get that vibe too and try to be careful not to be condescending. It's hard because many times elderly people's hearing has deteriorated, but they aren't babies and they can certainly understand you.
+Sledzeppelin Yes, it is sickening. My Nana is in her mid 90's and has dementia and I may have to repeat myself a hundred times, but I refuse to use silly tones of voice or to use '' little kid '' speak . They are still the same person, and deserve the same respect they were always given.
Flossie grew up working on her dad's farm, got her first job washing dishes at 12, then got married to a 30 year old man at 15. She had it rough for a lot of her life. RIP Flossie.
My mom worked home health and I went to work with her lots and the people she cared for become like family. Some old people in there 90s loved life and don't want to die and some hate life with a passion. I asked one son of a 98 year old woman mom cared for why she was so against life cause compared to many her age my mom took care of she was in good health and walking. He said she was always a negative person and hated life and everything in life . She was the kind of person saying she wanted to die if the mail came late. It's kinda ironic that someone who was so negative about life living that long. The funny thing was she loved mom to death and hated most everything and everyone else.
I don't blame her, you can tell that this woman has been through some rough shit and then to still have to withstand being with the reporters. God bless her beautiful soul
you can tell this 110 year old lady was no fool, i wonder did she even want that interview? Please dont treat older people like children, sorry to learn Flossie has died R I P, bless her.
this woman outlived her 84 year old daughter if you live to 110 theres good chance u could outlive your children because if u have child before 30 and live to this age your child would be 80
Let's be brutally honest here, she wanted to go. She was taking that many naps in the hopes she didn't wake up... On another note, I agree with not treating old people like kids, that interviewer was so condescending.
"I'm 80 years old. I still don't know what to do with my life. I'm so pathetic." Flossy: "Please, honey. You're just a kid. You got your whole life ahead of you."
It's so hard to watch this because you can sense how awkward the reporter feels, and you can sense how miserable Flossie is. At 2:53 when the caretaker started talking about Flossie, it sounded like she was talking about an animal being transferred somewhere. Are you kidding me?? God bless Flossie, I saw in some of the other comments that she passed. I hope she's kickin' it in Heaven 💜
I mean shes probably outlived alot of her family, maybe her children are dead and so on. It would also be pretty miserable being stuck in there all the time because you just don't have the energy to do anything and everyone treats you like a child even though you've lived 3 times as long as them. I think alot of people are quite disrespectful towards the elderly without even realizing it.
1:31 "Are you excited for your party!?!" Flossie: "Not...one....bit..." As an introvert, someone told me they were throwing me a party, I was feeling as dead as Flossie was
That reporter reminds me of these sorority girls who volunteer to 'help' at Special Olympics, but the 'help' is that condescending help...that "Awww, you are sooooo adorable! " volunteerism.
Lmao I like how her quote was that she literally doesn’t fight dying and the reporters were saying it like it was some philosophy for living a long life
When you think about it, it's kinda sad. You grow old and you're children just throw you into a nursing home. In most other cultures this is unheard of, your parents stay with you and your siblings until they die, you might keep them for a year or two then your sibling take turns, or if you don't have the space, you send money to help a sibling that does have them in their home, a nursing home is the last resort, when you're broke or homeless, but other than that, sending them to a nursing home is a disgrace. You guys are trying to be cute in the comments saying she "doesn't give fu*k", but why is that? Because, instead of living with the kids she raised and loved, and seeing her grand children grow up in front of her eyes, and having a strong relationship with them as well, she's stuck in a nursing home, just so she can get occasional visits. That's heartbreaking. Since she's old she might not show as outward emotion nearly as much, but I garuntee you she's not happy with her children and doesn't want to see any of them, because this is basically an obligatory piece of shit party, you can't even bring her home or be around earlier, instead, you have some stupid reporter condescendingly interview her, just so you can show up for a day, then leave, and then visit her like once a week or maybe once every two weeks. American culture is pretty sad and lonely.
It's the byproduct of the idea that adults who still live w/ their parents are complete losers. We see it get made fun of all the time ("Ma! The meatloaf!"). In other countries, it's not uncommon for three generations to live under the same roof.
***** No, that has nothing to do with it, because in this case, the parents are living with the children, who are already successful, and have their own home. It's just the difference in how each culture values family life and the elderly.
It is annoying to see that woman being spoken to as if she is a 4 year old. That woman has lived it all and is wiser than any of you people. Ask her a question that no one else but her can answer, obtain knowledge from people like her. There is a reason why God has kept her alive for so long, and it is not to ask her how she feels and what she does to stay alive so long. I hope in her heart that she doesn't feel cursed with life, I see that she is so tired of it. The elderly in our culture are always tossed away and ignored, and it saddens me deeply. She was 6 when the Titanic sank for crying out loud. Think about that. I'm done.
Leonardo Gomez please I've known people that are 100 and close to 100 and can still remember things, just because you are old doesn't mean you don't forget things, my great grandmother can still remember everything, you are wrong on this one
MercilessV You are right. From her perspective, the reporter just showed up to marvel at why she isn't dead yet and put it all on TV so thousands of viewers could do the same. All while talking to her like she's a kid. I'm 46 and can see the wisdom curve goes up with age. This woman is, no doubt, very wise and perceptive. Who knows what she is really thinking.
TITANIC WASNT SUNK, JUST SWITCHED WITH DAMAGED SISTER SHIP OLYMPIA (NAME ON WRECKAGE) FOR INSURANCE. PLUS THEY WANTED TO OUT THE BANKERS OPPOSING THE FED ON BOARD...KILLED JACOB ASTOR. TRUTH. SEE WHO "CANCELLED" TRIP LAST MINUTE, LIKE CHASE, MORGAN , ROTCHILD. WAS PRE PLANNED..
Erin yes im very studied in this area. i knew about the titanic, actually the 1st world war was for the rothschilds to get the "balfour declaration" so they could have a piece of palestine for the jews. ww2 was to move the jews into israel by using hitler (hitler was controlled by the rothschilds), along with other things like continue to put america in debt by always being at war!! the u.s. was a rich country before the federal reserve... theyre 20 trillion in debt in 2017.
The more I watch, the more I love Flossie. That poor incredible woman. Those "journalists" are being such abusive pieces of human garbage and inauthenticity.
+Nathan Kim but you can tell she doesn't want to be there and that the home is trying to use her (quite possibly taking advantage/manipulating her) as an advertisement/for free publicity.
OnceUponAPiano Maybe she was manipulated in to giving the interview. But who knows? Commenting on what you said earlier, the reporter was doing her job. How exactly was she being abusive?
+Nathan Kim In trying to do her job (it wasn't her fault individually; I don't think she's a bad person) she was so obviously inauthentic, desperately shoving the mic in Flossie's clearly exhausted face and pushing silly crap like asking if there are any magical foods that can make us all like to 110. I was also referring to the journalists in the studio; they all were patronizing and condescending, and they treated her like she was mentally inferior.
+OnceUponAPiano Shoving a mic in her face? She was barely audible! Of course it makes sense to shove the mic in her face. How were the anchors being disrespectful? Also, you said in your last comment that they are not bad people. Yet, you called them human trash in a previous comment.
“YOu aRe 110 aNd aRenT yOu haPpy to hAve a CoFfeE mUg?” No wonder Flossie was pissed, you treated her like a toddler and she was probably 90 when you were born 🤦🏼♀️
If I had brought so many lives into the world and was forced to live in a retirement home, I'd also be pissed about that party. way to keep it real, Flossie. ✊
Nothing wrong with being in a retirement home. There are lots of lovely ones. I and many other people would not want children to have to spend time looking after me. The key point in this regard is that you don't go into residential care until it's 100% essential. My own mum loved it so much she said 'Nicky how the hell did you get me into this lovely place'...!!!! It was a mansion house right beside her favourite park in her favourite city. She got cared for well and I visited whenever I could. We are not all rich enough to have big houses to house our parents and our children otherwise I would have looked after her myself. When I tried getting her to stay she got a Taxi and left 😂 Don't blame her I had 5 children
I don't know this lady but she seems depressed. Depression is a serious problem among the elderly. She certainly didn't seem into this interview. You'd think the station would have the decency to say the poor woman isn't up for it, let's come back another day. I'm sure she's thrilled that she made it through two world wars to spend her last years being laughed at by a bunch of airhead TV people and 13-year-olds on the internet.
+R.D. Dragon umm no she is extremely OLD, you can't just expect people to put on the fake bubbly act for their entire lives especially at that age! At that age, you can finally pretty much do/act however you want (unless its illegal/immoral/unethical of course), for example, drink as much as you want, become a painkiller addict, sleep all day, tell everyone to F off, etc etc
Isn’t it funny how funny old people are without trying to be funny? Enjoyed seeing this although Ms Flossie only wanted to be left alone. GOD bless her.!!!
I feel like Flossie didn't really consent to this interview; she clearly does not want to answer questions and/or is not capable of answering. Shoving the mic in her face when she is trying to drink her coffee (or whiskey) is also rude.
It's actually really crazy because she got to see both the world wars and she got to experience music change though mostly the 20th century. I just think that's amazing
Many people in the US feel awkward around the elderly because they rarely *are* around them and don't know how they should treat them. It's the same situation with older single people who feel awkward around children because they never had any of their own. In other cultures where households are intergenerational and the elderly are a constant presence, older people are treated with a little more dignity.
my grandma died at 103. was completely in her sound mind until the end. worked until she was 93. she was born in 1896. she was hilarious. once my mom tucked her in too tight and my grandma yelled "diane! did you knit me into the bed? !" lol good stuff
When my grandma was about to turn 100, a local newscast came to our house and interviewed her. She behaved the same way as Flossie, she couldn't care less. She died at the age of 100. We all miss her, although her journey could not have ended in a better way.
The beauty of old age is that you don't have to please anyone. Talk when you want, don't say anything when you don't want to. Say what's on your mind. Lol. RIP
But, like a child, you have fewer freedoms. My grandma killed herself by starvation in a nursing home because they wouldn't allow her to smoke, drink alcohol, or go home if she did.
+iPlayiOS ... actually, you DO use "an" before "L". The rule is that you use "an" if the next word begins with a vowel sound. The letter L sounds like 'EL'. Class dismissed.
