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I spent 2 decades of my life with the man with the world's worst memory. He had no recall of places we'd been, films we saw or people we met. The only things I'm sure he'll remember with relative clarity of his time with me would be the time when I wore the white dress, veil and tiara and the occassions where he accompanied me to the big building where the people in white coats and stethescopes removed small people from me. I'm certain he would know it was me he did those things with, I'm not saying he'd remember all of it but the edited highlights, sure.
Conversation
ag - so you'll pick the kids up at 4.30pm as I have to get to Leicester for 7.15pm
ex - what are you going to see again ? I know you told me ?
ag - it's the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show at De Montford hall
ex - oh have they got a comedy festival ? I love live comedy
ag - thinks yep, I know you do, you've been to that preview show before at least twice, but says nothing
ex - we went to see Frankie Boyle in Nottingham
ag - immediately thinks the "we" referred to is him and his girlfriend and then thinks jealous thoughts , because "we" being me and my ( I have to find a name I'm comfortable with for him) tried to get tickets and couldn't
ag - oh was he good ?
ex - I think so, can't really remember, did you enjoy it ?
ag - I haven't seen him live
ex - yes you have, we saw him in the same hall we saw Texas in
ag - that wasn't me
ex - it was so, we saw him about 3 years ago in Nottingham
ag - no, we didn't, we did see Jimmy Carr in the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show about 5 years ago though
This is the man who walked up to a girl in a bar in Aberdeen and said " I promise I'm not trying to chat you up or anything , but I know I know you but I just can't think from where"
she replied " I'm your cousin Marian, you last saw me at Granny's funeral "
I fitted him with a homing device to keep him coming back to me for those 20 years, I suppose the battery just wore out.
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Sorry - what did you say your name was?
Haha...good Lord how does he make it through the day?
"Priceless"
Gosh I thought it was hid nibs that behaved in that manner! Funnily enough if you asked about interest rates a decade ago or the price of oil, he would recall within 10 seconds. I often think if he was a child at school now he would be diagnosed with ADHD. The life and soul of any gathering because he can recall a joke on any subject straight away, amazing. After all that he is still the man for me.
Love Frankie
I felt vaguely guilty when I read this, as I've never had a particularly good memory. I sometimes can't remember places I've been with my husband and he gets a bit frustrated with me.
Your ex sounds as if he has a real problem, though. You must be relieved that someone else has most of the responsibility for him, now!
Ha too funny!
My ex's memory has got worse since we split up. A lot of conversations start with him insisting he told me and the kids something (usually about plans) and us all saying "No you didn't!" *sigh*
Oh and "he who can't be named" could always be "Himself" - that's a catch-all sort of word ;o)
he he he! You could use this to your advantage!
I've have that problem to lol
Alas, I have his problem. I've gotten so good at forgetting bad things and moving on, that I forget *every*thing! Mostly it's a blessing, but I sometimes wish I could recall the good things my kids remember.
(Love the crack about the battery going dead in his homing device!)
How frustrating!! My husband also has a dreadful memory. I find it very annoying. Anyway, it is Sunday morning and I should be doing much more constructive things than blogging. Hope you've had a good weekend!!
I always enjoy reading you. I really liked the entries on your children, and the ex? priceless are they not? (yes sarcasm)
x Becka
Hah men! They just don't register stuff like we do. God knws how they get through life and that is surely why they never learn because they take no notice of the stuff that happens first time round. My husband has the memory of a plank. I am astounded at how he remembers nothing - it does drive me nuts! But then it does work in my favour too as he quickly forgets how horrible I am to him when the HRT stops working every few months!
Tim - that's too close to the truth
Lisa - he's very focused at work, so I think the other stuff just seems less important to him
NB - well there's a phrase for him, not one I'd choose myself, mind
Frankie - that s true of him too, something that interests him will be remembered
MM - oh my memory's fairly bad too, I'm always searching for my keys or my purse but I'm better at people and events
Penelope - the ex and arrangements they forget to tell you about, funny that isn't it ?
I do call him himself, not when I'm with him, he has a real name and I use that, to be very truthful, he doesn't call me auntiegwen either, now you're shocked !!!!
WM - I have in the past, that's how I got a new fitted kitchen in 1997
Lolly - me too for some things, I think it's just that I have so much to remember with work, all the kids stuff, all the emotional housekeeping I seem to do, it's easy to let stuff slip
Shirley - I always remember the good stuff, and random bits of rubbish that make me a good quiz partner and shit hot at Trivial Pursuit but whether or not I've paid the gas bill ? not so good
ACTTF - maybe it's a gender thing or maybe if you have a wife to take care of it thing ? I had a lovely Friday night thanks, Sat and Sun very beige
Becka - hope you're good sweetie, thanks xx sending you the love xx
Mobs - at least you've got an excuse, like I said before I am just a bad tempered bitch, see next post on my faults x
can i say your well shot of him?
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