Social connection may be the best medicine. You may find that his thumbs will slow down. Sabrina Carpenter - Thumbs (Official Video) clip with quote And so they keep on twiddling them thumbs Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. Quote: The search began with a list of 40 candidates, Knowlton explained, which was cut to a handful by CSA. See what you can do to open up the subject in a bit of an indirect way and ask him what it is like for him. A retread almost as bad as Fox but not quite. Maybe he is feeling less than whole and wonders about his purpose in life. 1 Even when dozing in her armchair Pauline is constantly twiddling her thumbs, steepling her fingers and all kinds of twitching movements and patterns, it makes me wonder what is going on within to cause this constant unrest. My suggestion is to talk with him about how the pandemic has affected you and he might just pipe in with a few thoughts of his own. It may be that much harder for him because he can’t get out to the grocery, the hardware, the wherever without his mask and being worried about his life. Maybe he has been able to hold onto some of what he was accustomed to, but my guess is that he has had to spend a lot more time alone.įor people of all ages, these changes have not been easy to swallow. He had his own way of going about the rest of his days. Maybe he grabbed his newspaper, had a cup of coffee and talked about whatever. Sounds like going to the coffee shop was the foundation of each day for him. Your father may be among the “creatures of habit” who get up each morning and go about their day in a ritualistic manner. 2 : to turn or jounce lightly twiddles round and round in the water J. ![]() They say thumb twiddling is often cited as an example of a useless, time-wasting. 1 : to play negligently with something : fiddle. Wikipedia has a perfectly dull article about thumb twiddling (click here). The way we live each day is so different! What is the meaning twiddling (Entry 1 of 2) intransitive verb. ![]() There is some degree of fear in the vast majority of people. We are finding that the unrest brought about in people’s routines has been contributing toward many folks feeling uncertain and uprooted. This feeling is not the same as an “anxiety disorder” which is a longer term condition that can be treated by many traditional and holistic means. Sounds like your Dad may be experiencing anxiety which has become a common state since the pandemic “took hold” of our day to day lives. Dear Twiddling His Thumbs Since COVID-19,
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