Need some suggestions. My mom turned 65 and retired last year. Now she's bored. I wanted to suggest to her a new hobby or job that she can try out.
Here's some background info on her:
Hobby - Currently her hobby consists of playing mahjongg or visiting one of the many nearby Indian casinos with her fellow gambling degenerates. When I was young, she used to read a lot of those trashy romance novels. She has zero knowledge of computers and electronics.
(Disclosure: The gambling thing is the main reason why I want to keep her busy. She always played mahjongg, bingo and shit when I was growing up. I am afraid it may become worse now that she has nothing better to do.)
Job - She retired from working in a factory as a machine operator. She said she is interested in finding another job but she probably would have to find an entry level unskilled job. She's actually got a really good memory. I can give her a phone number and she remembers it without writing it down. She can even recall it days later.
Other - She's stubborn as hell (old dog with tricks kind of stubborn.) Took me forever to get her to use a cell phone. I basically gave her my phone and account so that she would agree to it. Of course now she's all for having a cell phone but convincing her to try in the first place is the most difficult part.
She's Filippino who immigrated like 40 years ago. In the Philippines she graduated college and worked as a school teacher before she met my dad. But in the US, she only worked factory-type jobs.
That's all I could brainstorm for now.