# Had a senior moment today and it almost made me cry **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415 "2020-08-31T02:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/101 "2020-10-06T16:56:47Z")
Well… at the end of the day, but at least I don’t pull over and check right then. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/102 "2020-10-25T20:01:12Z")
Was at a self-serve car wash, and my phone was banging around the pockets of my loose pants, so I thought, “I’ll just lay it down here next to the meter with my extra quarters, no way I’ll forget it.” Guess what I walked off and forgot 6 minutes later, along with the extra quarters. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/103 "2020-10-29T19:07:49Z")
One of the comic strips I read on [gocomics.com](http://gocomics.com) is Chris Browne’s _Raising Duncan._ One day the husband asked his wife where something was. She walked over and found it right away. “But I’ve looked on every shelf of the refrigerator!”, he said. She sweetly said, “Of course you did, dear, but you were **looking with man eyes**.” My wife rolls her eyes when I use that phrase now, but you know it’s true. And you know the best way to find something you’ve been looking for, for days, is to buy a new one. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/104 "2020-11-03T01:22:30Z")
I think my senior moments started a couple years ago when I wore slippers to work. Thankfully, they weren’t my bunny slippers and my patients had a good sense of humor about it. Not long after that, I took a nap one day after work and didn’t wake up till 7:30. _Egad, I’m going to be late for work!_ I took a quick shower, dressed (no bunny slippers) and sped to the office. It was eerie though, the sky was getting darker, not lighter. _Did I miss news of a solar eclipse???_ When I got to the office, no one else was there and it was pitch black outside. _What the @&$%??? Did I miss news of a thermonuclear war that killed everyone but me and blotted out the sun in fallout???_ …no, I just mixed up AM and PM. Turns out I only napped 2 hours, not 14… Nowadays, every time I enter Publix grocery store to shop, I get this sinking feeling that I forgot to put my pants on (it’s Florida, I always wear shorts). Thankfully so far, when I sheepishly look down, I see that my pants (i.e. “_trousers_” for you Brits) are indeed on. _Ah, relax_…but, I just know, one of these days, they won’t be on and I’m gonna have a lot of [Ricky Ricardo] ‘_splainin_’ to do [/Ricky Ricardo]. Didja ever forget your kid’s name? I did! _Hey…uh…you…you better clean your room!_ And, I’m embarrassed to say how many times I’ve looked all over the house for my glasses, only to find them in front of my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![toledojim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@toledojim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toledojim)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/105 "2020-11-25T01:47:32Z")
Since I keep the cordless phone extension (yes, I have a land line) on the end table next to the couch, about once a week I either try to answer the TV remote, (also on the table) or change the TV channel with the phone. If I move either one I end up looking all over for it. ---
**Author:** ![Sepp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Sepp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sepp)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/106 "2020-11-25T03:59:15Z")
You will also appreciate how patient your true friends could be. Once during a high school class barbecue I raised a fuss as to who took the tongs. Spent several seconds looking and swearing about it when a buddy very softly said, “There, you’re holding it.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/107 "2020-11-25T13:54:17Z")
> [@Sepp](#): > > … Once during a high school class barbecue … Yes, but were you a senior at the time? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mortimus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/108 "2020-11-25T14:46:22Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > There was that time I took a nap after work and woke up at 7:30. _Crap, I overslept…I gotta get to work!_ I get to work and wonder why I’m the only one at the office. And, I got really scared because it was getting darker outside, not lighter. _Did I miss the news about the sun flaming out or something._ Nope, I just confused AM with PM. I didn’t oversleep at all. I did a similar thing but I was about 22 years old at the time. In my defense I will say that it was that time of year when the outside brightness on a cloudy day is about the same at 5 am as it is at 5 pm. And being cloudy it was impossible to tell which direction the sun’s light was coming from. Got out of bed, threw on some clothes and raced to work. I was surprised there was little traffic on what should have been a very busy road at 5 pm. Got to work and there were barely any cars in the parking lot. Walked in the door and the overnight security guy was sitting at the front desk. He asked me what I was doing there at 5 am! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/109 "2020-11-25T23:17:56Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > I think my senior moments started a couple years ago when I wore slippers to work. Thankfully, they weren’t my bunny slippers and my patients had a good sense of humor about it. > > … > > Nowadays, every time I enter Publix grocery store to shop, I get this sinking feeling that I forgot to put my pants on > [@Tibby](#): > > Then there was the time I got to work and during my first patient encounter I realized I was wearing slippers. They weren’t bunny-slippers, but almost as silly looking. > > Then there was the time I was shopping at Publix and noticed someone looking at me funny. Then I thought, _hey, I don’t remember putting my pants on this morning…and why do my legs feel so breezy?_ I was afraid to look down. _If I went commando **and** wasn’t wearing pants, I’m gonna be in a heap of trouble!_ Thankfully I was wearing shorts. Bless your heart. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/110 "2020-11-26T00:34:34Z")
Hmm…I guess that’s another senior moment realization: repeating oneself. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/111 "2021-01-13T20:16:45Z")
You think that’s bad? Sometimes I’ll be on my phone doing something, and think “This is boring. Where’s my phone?” ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/112 "2021-04-30T02:29:45Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I’ve also intractably lost a brand new bathroom faucet set… I finally found it Sunday! It was hidden behind a tote lid in the cellar. That I walked by several dozen times since September. Sigh ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/113 "2021-04-30T14:41:31Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I finally found it Sunday! It was hidden behind a tote lid in the cellar. That I walked by several dozen times since September. We need a Pit thread about Gremlins–who are constantly moving things around from where we left them! The longer I live in my house, the more infested with Gremlins it is! Right now I’m looking for my favorite pair of scissors. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/114 "2021-05-01T01:02:18Z")
They’re right on top of the glasses you’ll need to find to be able to see the scissors. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/115 "2021-05-01T02:31:51Z")
I’m still looking for that damn red fitted sheet. I’ve got the flat sheet and the pillow cases, but that’s it. How the hell do you lose a king-size sheet? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/116 "2021-06-21T18:05:43Z")
I’ve been reading a regular book, and touched a word on the page to get the definition! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/117 "2021-06-21T21:33:47Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > Didja ever forget your kid’s name? I did! _Hey…uh…you…you better clean your room!_ Why do you think I call both of my kids “Sweetie”??? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/118 "2021-06-21T22:36:11Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > Why do you think I call both of my kids “Sweetie”??? Heh. A FB friend posted this recently: > Evidently, when somebody asks you to name your favorite child, you’re supposed to name one of your own. > > I know that now. Carry on! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/119 "2021-06-22T19:15:43Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > If that’s a senior moment, I’ve been having senior moments since I was 5 years old > > Ha. Part of having ADHD means that I have been forgetting where I’ve left things since I learned how to walk and carry things at the same time. Yesterday I learned that people with ADD/ADHD have an impaired sense of object permanence. Putting something down can literally remove the memory of where we did that from our minds. It explains **SO. MUCH.** of my life. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415/120 "2021-06-22T22:24:25Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > Didja ever forget your kid’s name? I did! _Hey…uh…you…you better clean your room!_ My mom once called me by our bird’s name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-senior-moment-today-and-it-almost-made-me-cry/919415.md?page=7)