Do you reckon this is just a symptom of modern living, or do you think there were cavemen wondering round trying to remember where he left his club????
Agree with most on here, happening more and more often, especially putting my - now what's they called - down ! Upstairs, back down, stretch back, go to do something else instead, eer oh yes there are my secatures . Best was my poor old dad (and I'm now the same, ) he couldn't throw any keys away, so when he passed away, we found a multitude of unlabelled keys, we ended up having to change all mothers locks cos had no idea which key fit which lock - bless
Woke up at 3am today thinking "Macleaya! Why couldn't I remember its name when writing on the thread about invasive plants?" I tend to remember the useful thing in the end, but not until it's no longer of any use...
My dad reckoned the sign of a good holiday was that when he went back to work, he'd have forgotten the combination of the safe lock...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Remembered yesterday to get some meat out of the freezer, forgot to do it. With the menu for tonight's meal in my head went to the fridge no meat. Hurried change of menu, we are now having panacklety. No one will know it was not planned that way bar me of course "whistle" song I must remember this.
I've given this a lot of thought and conclude that it is modern living, bekkie. Why? because reading this thread and the related tales see that it spans a very wide age range (-27 years and on).
We're all expected to do too much, if we just slowed down a little and not let others dictate what we should be doing there would be less pressure/stress/muddle/ forgetfulness, more focus on what is important to one as an individual.
OMG - this thread had made me laugh out loud! I identify with so many of the posts!
There was a time when I would raise my eyes to the heavens in desperation at mother who had "lost" something (usually the glasses that had been pushed up on to her head) and think that she was really going downhill.
These days, I raise my eyes to the heavens and say "sorry, mum" because I now understand the condition!
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Agree with most on here, happening more and more often, especially putting my - now what's they called - down ! Upstairs, back down, stretch back, go to do something else instead, eer oh yes there are my secatures . Best was my poor old dad (and I'm now the same, ) he couldn't throw any keys away, so when he passed away, we found a multitude of unlabelled keys, we ended up having to change all mothers locks cos had no idea which key fit which lock - bless
Woke up at 3am today thinking "Macleaya! Why couldn't I remember its name when writing on the thread about invasive plants?" I tend to remember the useful thing in the end, but not until it's no longer of any use...
My dad reckoned the sign of a good holiday was that when he went back to work, he'd have forgotten the combination of the safe lock...
Remembered yesterday to get some meat out of the freezer, forgot to do it. With the menu for tonight's meal in my head went to the fridge no meat. Hurried change of menu, we are now having panacklety. No one will know it was not planned that way bar me of course "whistle" song I must remember this.
Frank.
We're all expected to do too much, if we just slowed down a little and not let others dictate what we should be doing there would be less pressure/stress/muddle/ forgetfulness, more focus on what is important to one as an individual.
Flora - my Dad was the same with keys. There were tons of them. It was like getting in to Fort Knox trying to get in his house too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
OMG - this thread had made me laugh out loud! I identify with so many of the posts!
There was a time when I would raise my eyes to the heavens in desperation at mother who had "lost" something (usually the glasses that had been pushed up on to her head) and think that she was really going downhill.
These days, I raise my eyes to the heavens and say "sorry, mum" because I now understand the condition!