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Post by mikklynn on Nov 9, 2017 13:09:31 GMT
Should you need a final score from the Atlanta Braves v Pittsburgh Pirates game from 1983, my husband can tell you immediately. If you ask about something I discussed with him last night, probably not. We are married to the same man. He also can never find anything in the house...the house we've lived in for 30 years!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2017 13:11:06 GMT
Not only this, he hears things I don't say!
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Post by bratkar on Nov 9, 2017 13:21:39 GMT
mine loves to talk, but not listen. So now, when he starts in on his collection of cameras, guns or guitars, I just tune it completely out and will not even have a clue what he said an hour later. I was hoping that it would kind of clue him in to how I feel when he doesn't remember something I've said. It hasn't helped, but I kind of like not having his stuff clutter my mind now...
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Post by suzastampin on Nov 9, 2017 14:27:09 GMT
Add in selective hearing and you’re really screwed!
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Post by quinlove on Nov 9, 2017 14:41:55 GMT
Most importantly ~ are you making a painting of a wedding dress or actually painting a wedding dress ? Your talent knows no bounds.
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Post by krazykatlady on Nov 9, 2017 14:44:59 GMT
Sometimes I use it to my advantage when I forget to tell him something. I just say “I’m pretty sure I told you. You probably just weren’t listening to me again “ 😁
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Post by Anita on Nov 9, 2017 14:52:19 GMT
Yes, but in fairness, I do the same thing to him sometimes. We drive each other nuts.
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Post by smcast on Nov 9, 2017 14:53:08 GMT
My dh is a CRS husband and drives me nuts! He can remember all kinds of sports stats about who played against who in what championship and with which coach........but can't remember to order the Christmas present he said he would order. AND he refuses to write notes. Then he has the audacity to call me a nag if I remind him. If I don't remind, which I have purposely chose not to do on occasion, he forgets. Guess what? Then I'm accused of not being a team player and not helping him. Can't win. My brain is the exact opposite. I am very good at organizing and keeping schedules but remembering useless facts to my daily life, forget it. I know, better just to do things yourself and then you know it's done.
Men! See what you started? LOL! He usually accuses me of wanting things done right now and not on his timeline. Well, honey, why not do it when you think of it because, inevitably, something else will occupy you and then you'll forget when you procrastinate.
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Post by smcast on Nov 9, 2017 14:53:42 GMT
Not only this, he hears things I don't say! This is the best!!! LMAO!
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Post by femalebusiness on Nov 9, 2017 15:10:20 GMT
Absolutely. Constantly. I now only communicate with DSO via text so there is a record of everything I've told him. (I'm only half joking - I don't only communicate via text, but I certainly text everything I need him to remember.) What a smart lady. Ha.
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 9, 2017 16:59:25 GMT
Yes, but in fairness, I do the same thing to him sometimes. We drive each other nuts. I often wonder if mine just thinks he told me. I seem to remember things at work and with my friends pretty well. I do give mine a bit of break though. I used to get very frustrated, but now I will start an important conversation with "You're probably going to want to remember this..." We also put a calendar on the fridge since we are both pretty visual. It helps.
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Post by casii on Nov 9, 2017 17:13:39 GMT
My DH was cut from the same mold, but to be fair, the older I get, the more I'm becoming like him in habit!
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Post by RosieKat on Nov 9, 2017 17:17:52 GMT
In fairness, I do that occasionally. But truly, only very occasionally - usually I'll at least recall the conversation but maybe forget the date or something.
My DH is pretty awful about this. The other day, for example, both kids were gone - so only the two of us in the house, right? I was in the kitchen, which is part of the same (small) room as the den, where he was sitting. I was telling him about something somewhat important, and he. makes. a. phone. call. While I am talking. And no, the call had nothing to do with the conversation. I went and stood and glared at him till he was done, and then he wanted to know why I was mad! He literally didn't even register that I was talking. (And most of the time, I'm fairly quiet - I truly don't think it was a case of me droning on at length.) He replayed the memory tapes, and realize that I had been talking - then it took him a minute to figure out why calling while I was talking was bad!
This is the same guy, meanwhile, who will get mad at the kids if they don't look at him while he's talking to them about anything that remotely matters. I see the merit to that, but when I've tried to use that same thought process with him, he gets annoyed.
(Blah blah disclaimer, otherwise great guy, etc. He also has a TON of crap happening at work and a lot of stress from it, which definitely affects him at home. He tries not to let it, but there's only so much of our brains we can control.)
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Post by gmcwife1 on Nov 9, 2017 18:07:46 GMT
Heck not only my spouse, but my dogs even have selective memory!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2017 18:57:17 GMT
Yes. And my husband also has one. I am getting really horrible about it. I think because I work in an over stimulating environment, I tune out at home. 😜
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 10, 2017 2:14:04 GMT
In fairness, I do that occasionally. But truly, only very occasionally - usually I'll at least recall the conversation but maybe forget the date or something. My DH is pretty awful about this. The other day, for example, both kids were gone - so only the two of us in the house, right? I was in the kitchen, which is part of the same (small) room as the den, where he was sitting. I was telling him about something somewhat important, and he. makes. a. phone. call. While I am talking. And no, the call had nothing to do with the conversation. I went and stood and glared at him till he was done, and then he wanted to know why I was mad! He literally didn't even register that I was talking. (And most of the time, I'm fairly quiet - I truly don't think it was a case of me droning on at length.) He replayed the memory tapes, and realize that I had been talking - then it took him a minute to figure out why calling while I was talking was bad! This is the same guy, meanwhile, who will get mad at the kids if they don't look at him while he's talking to them about anything that remotely matters. I see the merit to that, but when I've tried to use that same thought process with him, he gets annoyed. (Blah blah disclaimer, otherwise great guy, etc. He also has a TON of crap happening at work and a lot of stress from it, which definitely affects him at home. He tries not to let it, but there's only so much of our brains we can control.) Has he had his hearing checked any time recently? Watching someone’s mouth when they’re talking can be a coping mechanism for hearing loss. Just saying.
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