Re: I Am So Brainless

Wsmom · ‎03-09-2010

Don't feel bad, @rms1954 . I once went to the store with dd. Bought a bunch of refrigerated stuff and dropped her at her friend's. Came home and put the bag at the front door then put the car in the garage. Forgot about the bag until I left to pick her up hours later. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️. As stated, we have all been there. But so frustrating when you are looking forward to whatever item spoiled and realizing what you've done.

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

@rms1954

By now you must have read all the posts...you are not alone by a long shot. Nowadays, we have so many small, medium and large things to control / coordinate/ monitor, that our brains are on overload even if we don't notice it.

There is only so much room on that "computer" and then stuff drops off screen.

My concern for you: Watch your language: Stop calling yourself a loser. If you persist using negative thoughts / ideas / names, they will become your foundation and constant frame of reference. You are hurting yourself and training youngsters around you.....

Your choice.....

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill

We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

@Still Raining

Ours buzzes and I never realize what it is so we still have wrinkled laundry! LOL!

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

@jlkz wrote:
@rms1954

By now you must have read all the posts...you are not alone by a long shot. Nowadays, we have so many small, medium and large things to control / coordinate/ monitor, that our brains are on overload even if we don't notice it.

There is only so much room on that "computer" and then stuff drops off screen.

My concern for you: Watch your language: Stop calling yourself a loser. If you persist using negative thoughts / ideas / names, they will become your foundation and constant frame of reference. You are hurting yourself and training youngsters around you.....

Your choice.....

Thank you for your advice. I grew up being called every negative name you could think of .. that foundation was already there and I am now 72 so it's hard to start over at my age. I have no "youngsters" around me. I brought up two children and the oldest, my first born son, passed two years ago. My daughter is strong, brave, confident and smart. She is loving to all around her. She's a special ed teacher and she is a professor. She is amazing. I promised myself I would never treat my children the way I was. I gave them love and all my time and attention. I didn't work until they were in Kindergarten. They were #1.

And my husband was very angry with me at what I did cuz it was wasted money.

So every background is different. Again, thanks for the advice and to all the encouraging words to make me feel better. At times it's good to have somewhere you can go and just pour out your feelings.

DSD2 · ‎01-09-2016

Oh my heavens @rms1954 we all do things like that. Please don't be so hard on yourself.

Now in my 70's, I often find myself searching for an elusive word or thought. We are all human...

Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

Never say negative word to yourself! When your brain hears them, it doesn't know who said it! Just don't!

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

@rms1954

I hope you're feeling better ... we all do things like that.

I am thanks. I'm sure there are worse things people are going thru and the way my husband acted so harshly as usual with the name calling escalated the way I felt. Today I am trying to help my daughter with the loss of her dog Willow. She had to be put down very late last night. She's so sad and I'm sad for her. I use to babysit the dog when she had to travel to meetings overnight or vacation. I loved her.

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

@Zhills wrote:
Never say negative word to yourself! When your brain hears them, it doesn't know who said it! Just don't!

I need to retrain my brain. I will focus (at least try to) on what I am saying from now on.

Mimi NY · ‎08-05-2018

Will add my so call "Senior Moment" to this forum and not going to blame "MENOPAUSE",because that is long passed.One thing comes to mind was making mushrooms and barley and left it cooking for the required time 50 minuets even stirring a few times and when I went to serve I forgot to add the mushrooms even had sliced a whole lot of them. My husband who don't question anything said what is this called , I change the name real fast to just a side of barley that night, couldn't believe what I did forgot the mushrooms.

Lately I am looking for my glasses and would you believe they on already on me.glad my kids live out of the state as they would have me checked out for sure,and doctor would add something like "Brain Fog which has become a new ailment knew my mother or even grandmother never heard that term.

Getting old is not fun but guess we should be fortunate we are still breathing.