I hate it when I am so forgetful

By Karen Waterson

@rosekiss (30414)

Eugene, Oregon

April 11, 2016 8:31pm CST

I went to the store this morning, and when I got back home, and put everything away, I decided to do my laundry. I have left the clothes in the washer and forgot to put the clothes in the dryer.ni can't believe I did that, and it has happened before. It sure is rough getting old, and I hate that too. I wish I could turn back the clock, but since I can't, I will have to live with it. I left the clothes in the washer since a little afternoon, and it is almost 6;30 pm. I don't know what made me think about it, but I am glad I did, or they might have stayed there all night. I would probably have had to wash them again, and I have other things that need to get washed. I hope that all of you aren't that forgetful, as you would be very lucky.

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@Marilynda1225 (82797)

• United States

12 Apr 16

There have been many times when I've forgotten to put the clothes in the dryer & have had to rewash them. Getting old is for the birds

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

You are so right. It seems the older I get, the more forgetful I become. I keep telling myself I won't forget, but I do forget anyway.

@birjudanak (14320)

• India

13 Apr 16

ha ha its common thing as age become old people start to forget so dont feel sad as this thing happen with most of people and sometime with my mom also because we are in hurry for other things and we forget current work so its ok and its not a big crime....

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Apr 16

I did finaly get the laundry done, and folded up, but I have to put them away yet, and I will do that later. I have done that before where I would forget to take them out of the dryer, but this time it was the washer

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Apr 16

@birjudanak I am just glad I didn't have to wash them again, as that would be a waste of wate, and I am paying enough as it is, without having to pay more.

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@birjudanak (14320)

• India

13 Apr 16

@rosekiss oh but finally you finish your work so its good but in hurry always we forget running work and may be sometimes we not able to do any work from both so its good to do one work at one time...

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

28 Apr 16

it comes with age so i try to write out chores or things to do everyday and check them off..my kids hate it thinking there's a list again..hahah..hope you aren't as bad as me..hahah

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

28 Apr 16

@rosekiss well then we just have to grow older together..

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

28 Apr 16

@Rosekitty Yep, we sure do. I don't like getting older, but happens to al. Of us sooner or later.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

28 Apr 16

well, I am more forgetful than I want to be it really sucks to forget to do things that I have done for years. It sucks getting old.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

26 Apr 16

I haven't got a drier so that wouldn't happen to me

. I lost my car keys the other day and eventually found them in the freezer!

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

26 Apr 16

Now that is a good place for the keys.

I bet you never thought to look fo them there.

It is funny when we put things in odd places, and then wonder where we did put them.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

26 Apr 16

@jaboUK If you hadn't, then who knows how long it would have been before you found them. I guess it is a good thing that you did find them when you did.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

26 Apr 16

@rosekiss Yes, I'd put some shopping away in the freezer, so luckily thought to look there.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

20 Apr 16

I've done that many, many times! I even made a cup of coffee, and forgot to drink it. Don't feel bad. You're not alone!

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

21 Apr 16

I have made things on the stove too, and would forget that they were ready to eat, and I would forget to eat them. That is getting pretty bad when I can't remember that I made something on the stove and then forget to eat it. One time I made hamburger helper, and I wondered why it didn't have the hamburger in it, and vcome to find out, I had forgot to put it in.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

24 Apr 16

@DianneN Yea, tell me about it. It seems the older I get, I forget things faster. I don't like getting older, as that has a lot to do with it too. I will just do my best not to forget what I am doing.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

21 Apr 16

@rosekiss Now that's forgetful!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Apr 16

I have my moments, especially with the laundry.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

14 Apr 16

@just4him It seems the older I get, the more forgetful I become. It sucks too.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Apr 16

I have forgot to take it out of the dryer already as well. I guess, the older I get the more forgetful I become.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Apr 16

@rosekiss I've done it a few times.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 May 16

I do forget some things at times and then feel very foolish afterwards.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

10 May 16

Boy, so do I. I wonder afterwards how I could have forgot the thing I was doing, or what I was looking for in the first place.

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

12 Apr 16

I have started the washer with detergent and forgotten to go back and put the clothes in. I've done that many times. I become distracted so easily.

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@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

12 Apr 16

@rosekiss A full cycle - it's such a terrible waste of water.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

@MsTickle It certainly is, when you have to redo it. I need to fold mine up yet and put it away, but atl east it is all washed and dried. I just wish I had remembered that I did the washing in the first place, as i could have got it done sooner. Oh well, I think that my mind was somewhere else instead of what it should have been on.

@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

I haven't done that yet, but they say that there is a first time for everything.

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@marsha32 (6631)

• United States

18 Apr 16

Unfortunately I seem to get more forgetful too. I don't like it at all.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

18 Apr 16

I know what you mean. It seems the older I get, the more forgetful I become. It really stinks, that is for sure.

@annierose (21583)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

I also hate being forgetful. I am usually scolded by my mother when she asked me to do something but I failed to do so. Last time she asked me to tell my sister to fix the television while I was busy doing something. Although I heard her clearly I failed to tell my sister the correct instructions. Instead of fixing the TV, I told her to fix the Refrigerator.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

That is really funny. I bet that was really hilarious when she tried to fix the fridge that didn't repairing.

@annierose (21583)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

@rosekiss Yes, it is true.

Although I had to endure my seemingly endless sermons from my mom. Sometimes I make her laugh with me being clumsy or careless and sometimes I make her upset.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

@annierose I can be clumsy too, as if there is something on the floor, then I end up falling over myself, and I sometimes I get.hurt. I do have to be careful when I walk, so it doesn't keep happening.

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

19 Apr 16

Maybe you should drink fish oil supplement to sharpen your memory . I think it's that amongst my vitamin supplements that helps me not to be so forgetful . I become forgetful when i am hurrying though . I guess that's natural .

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

19 Apr 16

That is when I get forgetful too. I get sidetracked and then I forger begat I was doing. It sure sucks to get old.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

20 Apr 16

@rosekiss But the good thing is we become wiser through our experiences .

@LadyDuck (471547)

• Switzerland

12 Apr 16

Do not be too hard with yourself, it also happens to the young people to be forgetful. I see my niece, she not always remember what she has to do.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

It just bothers me when I know I should do something, but in the end, I forget to do it. That has happened more than once, and it sucks. I don't want it to get so bad that I forget more things. I am glad though that I don't forget everyday. I did finally get the laundry done though. I just have to fold them up, and put them away.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

@LadyDuck Yea, that is for sure.i do get side tracked, and will forget the things that I needed to do. I hope that I don't keep forgetting the important things.

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@LadyDuck (471547)

• Switzerland

12 Apr 16

@rosekiss I believe that some days we have too many things to remember and our brain gets confused.

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@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

18 Apr 16

I am 51 now and already forgetful. How much more when I grow older. Huh!

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

18 Apr 16

You are still young yet, compared to me, as I am 68,and getting really forgetful at times. It stinks, that is for sure.

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@JudyEv (340118)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr 16

This can be annoying. I forget things from time to time too. I think we all do regardless of our age.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

I suppose so, but it still bugs me that I forget things so easily. I just wish I wouldn't forget things like I do. Oh well, like you said, it happens to all of us from time to time.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Apr 16

@JudyEv I think I am going to have to write things down too, since I am so forgetful at times. It is so annoying that is for sure, and I hate it, but as I am getting older, I am getting more forgetful. I guess I have to blame it on something.

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@JudyEv (340118)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr 16

@rosekiss It is certainly annoying. I write down lots of stuff now that I wouldn't have needed to once.

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@suziecat7 (3350)

• Asheville, North Carolina

13 Apr 16

The worst for me is walking into a room and forgetting why I did. I usually leave then remember - duh.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Apr 16

I have done that before too, and it so frustrating too. It takes me a litle bit to try to remember why I went in there in the first place.

I am glad to know though, that others are forgetful too.

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

Oh dear, you are not the only one. I always forget the faucet. Just now my husband called my attention that I forgot the faucet in the bathroom and the water is already overflowing. This is the disadvantage of multi-tasking, I want to do so many things at the time and this results to wastage like this sometimes.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

I have done that as well, and water got on my laminate floor, and it was a good thing I wasn't asleep yet, or it would have certainly been a disaster. Getting old is a pain, but it happens to all of us.

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

12 Apr 16

I am not too bad as of yet, though I notice some changes..you probably are saying yes, I remember that starting like that. It is no fun I am sure to forget wash. But today has been a real hum dinger shall we say. I am lucky to know my own name.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

Yea, same here. Life sucks sometimes. But I try my best to make the most of it, even though I forget things sometimes.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

15 Apr 16

I am often forgetful which is why I try so hard to stay on my normal routine.

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

15 Apr 16

I know what you mean. I usually never leave the clothes in the washer, and I think that I got sidetracked, and just forgot to take care of the laundry, like I should have. When I wore glasses, I would put them donw somewhere and forget where I laid them.I needed glasses to find my glasses.

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@Tampa_girl7 (50258)

• United States

12 Apr 16

I do that sometimes too

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Apr 16

It sure is frustratrating. The clothes are in the dryer, and I hop I don't forget to take them out before I go to bed. I will probably check it in a bit, and see if they are dry.

@TheHorse (218890)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 16

Well, the other night, I put some leftovers on the stove and proceeded to lie down for "just a minute." When I woke up the next morning, my fine cuisine was a crusty mess. Fortunately I had the stove on "low." Does that count?

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@rosekiss (30414)

• Eugene, Oregon

14 Apr 16

Yea, it counts. You mut have really been tired, that you didn't wake up until the next morning. It is fortunae you had the stove on low, as that would have been a disaster.