Becoming forgetful or being forgetful, I cannot remember when it started, but I would like to believe I wasn't always like this.
Why do I remember song lyrics from when I was a kid, and yet I cannot remember where my glasses are when I have them on?
A friend reassured me that it is how it is when we age.
Merde, just another reminder I would like to forget – I am older.
My Mother isn't forgetful; she is 88 years old, so it cannot be "just an age thing."
My friend said, "You know, forgetting things doesn't mean you have dementia unless you go to the refrigerator to get some milk and find your keys instead."
I hope if that ever happens, I do not remember it.
The other thing is that I used to be stellar at remembering names, but now I am lucky if I remember any of the names of people I have met seconds after being introduced.
Thankfully, I remember a time when I used to remember silly things, such as phone numbers from childhood. Why that sticks and is not why I went to the grocery store without my shopping list is bothersome.
My dad used to say, "You can call me anything. Just do not call me late for dinner." He also used to say he didn't like his birthday as it was a reminder that he was getting older. I understand, but I used to say, "Dad, you are as young as you feel!" Now I know it isn't about feeling young but about not being young.
My Dad told me when he was 70, and by the way, I did think that he was old, even if he was young at heart and in better shape than me, "I wake up in the morning and give thanks for another day to live." Then he would do a somersault out of bed.
Please let me know what your thoughts are.
Are you forgetful too?
Any tidbits except for to-do lists to improve your memory?
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