Absent Minded Contest...any one want to compete with a Blue Ribbon Contestant?

Question

I Was Once Told That We Should Never Tell On Ourselves.
I Cannot Help Myself...This has got to be the worst of the worst on Forgetfullness! I Must Laugh!

I walked in the door after checking the mail. The telephone began to ring. We have a portable phone, I began looking throughout the house, the ringing was loud and clear, irregardless which room I entered.....after about the fifth ring, I realized the phone was in my hand....
Can anyone top that one!?

I see from these Great Answers, that Absent Mindedness isn't necessarly just a sign of growing old. I share my Blue Ribbon with Everyone! Thank you for sharing your stories.
It's not possible for me to choose a Best Answer among the stories, so I will choose the kind explaniation from Tinman 12. It's Great to have friends in High Places, Thank You Everyone!

Answer 1

I can't top that, but I will tell you whats going on. Normally we can have several consecutive thoughts going on in our mind at the same time. Normally about 7 all running at the same time. You subconsciously allowed others to get in the way of what was important at the moment. Well, the phone ringing was not really important to you, because it was part of you normal routine to answer the phone. But your deep down thoughts had taken over your non important need of the moment. You're normal. Try not to look for reasons to behave old. The moment you think you are old, then you are.

Answer 2

Did you know where you had put the mail after you found the phone? I would not have been able to find that either! lol!

I think this is your problem. I know it's mine!:

A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.


This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch
table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay the car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage
can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke a vase of flowers on the
counter catches my eye--they need to be watered.

I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses
that I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

* the car isn't washed
* the bills aren't paid
* there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter
* the flowers don't have enough water
* the floor is soaked
* there is still only one check in my check book
* I can't find the remote
* I can't find my glasses
* I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
* The yard is flooded

Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really
baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.

Answer 3

That's funny. Yesterday I made myself an ice-cream cone and a little later I felt like something sweet. I opened the freezer and just about went balistic that someone had finished off the ice-cream , but after many denials I checked again and discovered I had put it back in the fridge and not the freezer so I couldn't have any then anyway. I had to wait a few hours for it to freeze again! I had it with humble pie. LOL.

Answer 4

OH yes. I was late for work just the other day. I couldnt find my car keys, I searched every where and they were no where to be found. I even emptied my garbage can which was full, thinking they may have fallen in there when I cleaned off my table. They were not there. I opened my back door to take the garbage out, and there they were in the door. They were there ALL NIGHT long. Hope I never do that again.
Cloz, your story was hilarious!!!!!!

Answer 5

This is one I shouldn't tell and
I wasn't even old then. My husband was in Korea and I
was still in "quarters" at
Ft. hood, TX. I took my daughter to the commissary and they wouldn't let her in cause she didn't have an ID.
(Make sense?-a 6 yr. old)
so anyhow I had her wait on
a bench by the door.
I spent about an hour shopping, went out a different
door, went home, started
unloading the car, turned around to tell my daughter to
get out of the car and no kid!
I started crying and going nuts
and went back and there she
sat. She said, "mama did you
forget me." That's been on
my conscience ever since.

Answer 6

About 25 yrs. ago I got the baby all ready for a drive. Strapped her into her infant carrier. Took the diaper bag to the car. Started it up and realized she was locked inside th house waiting on me to bring her to the car.
About 36 yrs. ago I dressed and got baby and diaper to the car. After an hour into the trip I realized I left all the premixed bottles on the counter at home.
Wonder what will top that in my old age.

Answer 7

Yep! I put the iron in the refrigerator. Paid bills and mailed checks in wrong envelope. Absolutely forgot I was making the birthday cake for my friend AND forgot the party. I couldgo on and on.....scarrry! Sometimes I want to cry!

Juju

Answer 8

I have to say I admire you for sharing and laughing at yourself in full view of the world of Yahoo...you are one hell of a brave gal; just don't tell anyone! Oh, you already did! Now, why did I decide to answer this Q...must have had a reason. ..I am usually so erudite!!

Answer 9

Thanks for the great laugh! I can't top it, but my friend told me this morning that she washed up a casserole dish last night. Then she couldn't find the sponge she used. She looked everywhere including the trash. It still hasn't turned up! She lives in a motor home with a small kitchen so where the heck could it be?

Answer 10

I cannot top anyones stories so I wont even try . But rest assured I have done most if not all of them at one time or another. You are in very good company as you can see .