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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
Grandkids come over and make a little noise for a couple of hours. He gets incredibly flustered and yells at the top of his lungs at my mom every time he wants to say anything. Ignores the kids. Does not interact.
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Sounds like a hearing problem. My dad, after years of loud gymnasiums (he works in school admin) has very impaired hearing when there is background noise. That "little noise" the kids are making is a lot of noise for your dad--it's most likely wiping out the things he wants to hear. My dad gets very frustrated when he is in large groups and more than 1 person is talking at a time. I imagine your dad feels much the same if his hearing is the issue.
As for the forgetfulness issues--he's probably beating himself up over the fact that he's getting older. It's likely that other factors in his life are reminding him daily that he is getting long in the tooth. I know when my father (who is a spry 58) is reminded of his real age, he gets a little prickly.
Hope that helped at least a little.