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Post by pierkiss on Aug 19, 2015 19:57:51 GMT
I know I am forgettable. People never ever remember me. Its great fun. not sure how to make myself more memorable though.
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 19, 2015 20:05:13 GMT
it depends on the social circle
in my husband's world...he's another prom king - i'm just his wife..what's her name
i'd say in my life...i'm memorable.
just the other day a lady came up and in for a hug at the grocery store
apparently she she was employed at the day care my kids attended - 15 years ago
she remembered my name and everything
i can't remember ever seeing her before
this happens a lot -
i also look 'familiar' to people quite regularly and there seems to be a lot of gals that i look like
gina
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M in Carolina
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Post by M in Carolina on Aug 19, 2015 20:33:44 GMT
I am pretty forgettable. It used to irk me at the doctor because A. it's insulting to be forgettable, and B. they have my chart RIGHT THERE... But then I thought, it's good to be unremarkable, medically. That means I'm doing OK, health wise. That's better than having the doctor drag in your huge chart, look at you in surprise and mutter, "Wow. You look MUCH better that I thought you'd look by your chart..." I get that or they call me a zebra---when you hear hoofbeats think horse, not zebra. I'm the exception to that rule. If I had a nickel for each time I've had someone tell me either of those. I have red hair, an unusual nose, and a really wierd name. EVERYONE remembers me. I'm really bad at names since my stroke, so it would be nice to be invisible sometimes. I'm just really nice to people.
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jayfab
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Post by jayfab on Aug 19, 2015 20:44:50 GMT
I think I am, and it amazes me when someone does recognize/remember me.
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Post by tinydogmafia on Aug 19, 2015 20:51:06 GMT
Yes I am forgettable. I have spent most of my life feeling completely invisible. Not only do people not remember me, but most of the time it's like I'm not there at all. Which is a pretty sad way to live. I've attempted to change this perception, but nothing has helped. I've just accepted I'm that person who remembers everyone else, yet constantly must reintroduce myself to them.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 19, 2015 22:24:34 GMT
I'm a pretty observant person too, so I notice small details that other people might think are insignificant... I know not very many people are like that, but I don't like the trend towards 'self-absorbedness' that seems to be more and more prevalent nowadays.
But yeah, on the whole, I think I'm rather ordinary and forgettable, too...
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Post by Zee on Aug 20, 2015 0:04:09 GMT
I know I am forgettable. People never ever remember me. Its great fun. not sure how to make myself more memorable though. Pink hair
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 20, 2015 0:13:01 GMT
I know I am forgettable. People never ever remember me. Its great fun. not sure how to make myself more memorable though. Pink hair Or a pierced eyebrow might do it!
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happymomma
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Post by happymomma on Aug 20, 2015 0:23:52 GMT
I think I'm definitely forgettable. There's nothing that stands out about me except that I'm fat...and that's not usually enough to make people remember me. OMGosh Brandy, that comment cracked me up. By the way...you are not forgettable! I only 'know' you from your pictures here and I was in Montana last year and saw a gal in a restaurant that I could have sworn was you. I had to restrain myself from asking her because if it wasn't you she'd have thought me insane for going up to a stranger and asking if she was "Brandy, from 2peas." Were you in a Mexican restaurant in Glendive Montana last September? lol
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 0:31:22 GMT
My dd and I have a private joke about anyone who knows dh: to them we are _ _'s wife or _ _'s daughter.
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Aug 20, 2015 0:33:46 GMT
I think I'm definitely forgettable. There's nothing that stands out about me except that I'm fat...and that's not usually enough to make people remember me. OMGosh Brandy, that comment cracked me up. By the way...you are not forgettable! I only 'know' you from your pictures here and I was in Montana last year and saw a gal in a restaurant that I could have sworn was you. I had to restrain myself from asking her because if it wasn't you she'd have thought me insane for going up to a stranger and asking if she was "Brandy, from 2peas." Were you in a Mexican restaurant in Glendive Montana last September? lol Awww, thanks. Unfortunately, no I was not in Montana at all last year. I'd LOVE to visit it someday though. I was in northern Colorado a couple of years ago and it was absolutely STUNNING. I really wish I could live there...but it's too far from the ocean for me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 0:34:31 GMT
I really like to be forgettable , because I can't remember faces or names.
I fear people coming up to me to say hi. I do have a system so I can at least place where I might know somebody from.
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happymomma
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Post by happymomma on Aug 20, 2015 0:35:17 GMT
I am very not-forgettable. It's my eyes. They are weirdly distinctive and that is how people remember me, I guess. I've been freaked out by it in the past. One day while I was at work at my hospital, a visitor stopped me in the hall and asked if I was Dawn. I'm usually pretty darn good at remembering people but I had no clue who this lady was. She said she knew me when I was about 4 years old as she was a friend of my aunt's. They were both teenagers then. She said she knew me the moment she saw my eyes! Ok, this was 40 some years later!
I've had a few of my former teachers speak to me in stores, calling me by name and always commenting that they'd never forget my eyes. When I re-met my husband five years ago, after knowing him from riding the same bus in high school, I was walking up to his table at a local event. He said, "I remember you! I could never forget those eyes!"
Due to my migraines I almost always wear sunglasses while out. If I see someone I knew from high school and say hello, they sometimes look at me with a puzzled look. I lift my sunglasses up and they say, "Oh! I didn't recognize you until you took your glasses off! How have you been?" LOL
So, if I ever commit a crime I will be sure to wear dark glasses or my eyes will get me caught!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 1:27:38 GMT
I actually stick out in a crowd. I'm Asian and 5'10", so most people can't help but notice me. That being said, I have a terrible time remembering people's names and it's getting worse, the older I get.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 1:43:55 GMT
I live in the same area where I grew up. I get called my sisters names all the time. I easily respond to 4 different names. I am Sue Heck!
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happymomma
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Post by happymomma on Aug 20, 2015 4:17:15 GMT
OMGosh Brandy, that comment cracked me up. By the way...you are not forgettable! I only 'know' you from your pictures here and I was in Montana last year and saw a gal in a restaurant that I could have sworn was you. I had to restrain myself from asking her because if it wasn't you she'd have thought me insane for going up to a stranger and asking if she was "Brandy, from 2peas." Were you in a Mexican restaurant in Glendive Montana last September? lol Awww, thanks. Unfortunately, no I was not in Montana at all last year. I'd LOVE to visit it someday though. I was in northern Colorado a couple of years ago and it was absolutely STUNNING. I really wish I could live there...but it's too far from the ocean for me. Well Brandy, I'm going there to visit soon for a little vacation. I've already told my son that that restaurant is where I want to go for my birthday dinner. So, if you can get there on September 9th, I'd love to buy you dinner! BEST Mexican food I've ever had in my life. I make him take me there a couple of times each time I fly out there to visit. Montana is beautiful, for sure. If I knew for sure my son was going to live there forever I would consider moving there to be close to him.
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Jili
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Post by Jili on Aug 20, 2015 4:24:39 GMT
I think I'm definitely forgettable. There's nothing that stands out about me except that I'm fat...and that's not usually enough to make people remember me. OMGosh Brandy, that comment cracked me up. By the way...you are not forgettable! I only 'know' you from your pictures here and I was in Montana last year and saw a gal in a restaurant that I could have sworn was you. I had to restrain myself from asking her because if it wasn't you she'd have thought me insane for going up to a stranger and asking if she was "Brandy, from 2peas." Were you in a Mexican restaurant in Glendive Montana last September? lol This made me smile because I met a Pea this way. I knew that she was a Pea who lived very nearby. I didn't know, however, that we worked practically across the street from each other. I'd recently seen some pictures of her on 2Peas, so when I saw her in McDonald's near our workplaces one afternoon, I was positive it was her. I didn't feel comfortable approaching her (because I'm shy--and what if I was wrong?), so as soon as I got home (this was before smartphones, LOL), I got on the computer and posted, asking her if she'd been at McD's. She had--and the following week we met for lunch. It's a good story.
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happymomma
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Post by happymomma on Aug 20, 2015 4:35:27 GMT
OMGosh Brandy, that comment cracked me up. By the way...you are not forgettable! I only 'know' you from your pictures here and I was in Montana last year and saw a gal in a restaurant that I could have sworn was you. I had to restrain myself from asking her because if it wasn't you she'd have thought me insane for going up to a stranger and asking if she was "Brandy, from 2peas." Were you in a Mexican restaurant in Glendive Montana last September? lol This made me smile because I met a Pea this way. I knew that she was a Pea who lived very nearby. I didn't know, however, that we worked practically across the street from each other. I'd recently seen some pictures of her on 2Peas, so when I saw her in McDonald's near our workplaces one afternoon, I was positive it was her. I didn't feel comfortable approaching her (because I'm shy--and what if I was wrong?), so as soon as I got home (this was before smartphones, LOL), I got on the computer and posted, asking her if she'd been at McD's. She had--and the following week we met for lunch. It's a good story. Aw, how cool! I know just how you felt about asking her. I'm glad you had another way of getting together with her. I must say, I'd have been pretty sad if I found out that it was indeed Brandy and I'd blown the chance to meet her because I was scared of being wrong. Thanks for sharing your story.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 20, 2015 4:37:17 GMT
This made me smile because I met a Pea this way. I knew that she was a Pea who lived very nearby. I didn't know, however, that we worked practically across the street from each other. I'd recently seen some pictures of her on 2Peas, so when I saw her in McDonald's near our workplaces one afternoon, I was positive it was her. I didn't feel comfortable approaching her (because I'm shy--and what if I was wrong?), so as soon as I got home (this was before smartphones, LOL), I got on the computer and posted, asking her if she'd been at McD's. She had--and the following week we met for lunch. It's a good story. Aaaaw, that's so cool!
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Aug 20, 2015 10:06:24 GMT
Awww, thanks. Unfortunately, no I was not in Montana at all last year. I'd LOVE to visit it someday though. I was in northern Colorado a couple of years ago and it was absolutely STUNNING. I really wish I could live there...but it's too far from the ocean for me. Well Brandy, I'm going there to visit soon for a little vacation. I've already told my son that that restaurant is where I want to go for my birthday dinner. So, if you can get there on September 9th, I'd love to buy you dinner! BEST Mexican food I've ever had in my life. I make him take me there a couple of times each time I fly out there to visit. Montana is beautiful, for sure. If I knew for sure my son was going to live there forever I would consider moving there to be close to him. Oh darn, I won't be able to make it this time! You're in Michigan though right? I'll be there next summer!
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Aug 20, 2015 10:06:56 GMT
OMGosh Brandy, that comment cracked me up. By the way...you are not forgettable! I only 'know' you from your pictures here and I was in Montana last year and saw a gal in a restaurant that I could have sworn was you. I had to restrain myself from asking her because if it wasn't you she'd have thought me insane for going up to a stranger and asking if she was "Brandy, from 2peas." Were you in a Mexican restaurant in Glendive Montana last September? lol This made me smile because I met a Pea this way. I knew that she was a Pea who lived very nearby. I didn't know, however, that we worked practically across the street from each other. I'd recently seen some pictures of her on 2Peas, so when I saw her in McDonald's near our workplaces one afternoon, I was positive it was her. I didn't feel comfortable approaching her (because I'm shy--and what if I was wrong?), so as soon as I got home (this was before smartphones, LOL), I got on the computer and posted, asking her if she'd been at McD's. She had--and the following week we met for lunch. It's a good story. That's awesome!!!
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queenofkings
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Post by queenofkings on Aug 20, 2015 11:24:18 GMT
Yes, I'm very forgettable and apparently invisible also. I totally related to all of you that said that. And to the ones with the "prom king" husbands. That's so me! My husband has a job that doesn't always allow him to be at church on Sundays. As soon as I walk in the door, all I hear is comments asking me where he is, and that they miss him, and tell him we missed him. I could he gone for a month and no one would notice OR comment. I'm sure I'm just -----'s wife!
ETA- I realized these examples don't really explain it. These are literally the ONLY things some of these people EVER say to me. And if my husband IS there, then all I hear is "It's so good to have ---- here." Or "Aren't you glad ---- is home?" (Duh! Of course I am!) They never say it's good to see me or glad I'm here. Ever.
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Post by Restless Spirit on Aug 20, 2015 11:41:51 GMT
Invisible and forgettable. I've been that way my whole life. I wouldn't want to change that now. That's why when I die I want no funeral, no viewing, no obituary. Direct cremation and my ashes mixed with my pets and scattered to the wind. I think that will be a very fitting ending to an uneventful life. I find great comfort in that.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 20, 2015 20:40:35 GMT
I'm totally forgettable.
Most people recognize me by my children.
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Post by annabella on Aug 20, 2015 20:45:02 GMT
I would love to be forgettable, unfortunately being a black women with blonde hair makes my look memorable. The downside is I run into people who have met me and I have no idea who they are and I feel bad.
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Post by myboysnme on Aug 20, 2015 20:54:58 GMT
Yes, I'm forgettable. I guess that's a good thing since sometimes I say stuff I would prefer not to account for 10 years from now
Edited to add I thought this referred to the board, but in real life people know me even though I prefer to fly below the radar.
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Post by myboysnme on Aug 20, 2015 20:55:50 GMT
I'm a pretty observant person too, so I notice small details that other people might think are insignificant... I know not very many people are like that, but I don't like the trend towards 'self-absorbedness' that seems to be more and more prevalent nowadays. But yeah, on the whole, I think I'm rather ordinary and forgettable, too... Well your profile pic makes you look cute and fun so while I may not know your pea name I always recognize your photo.
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M in Carolina
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Post by M in Carolina on Aug 21, 2015 12:12:43 GMT
My FIL and BIL have travelled all over the country working in different churches. Every church dh and I went to when we lived out of state, someone recognized dh and mistook him for his older brother. Dh and BIL don't look *that* similar. Our last name is also very rare so people that didn't recognize Dh from his looks recognized the name.
It was really kind of annoying--especially when I was treated badly and given the 3rd degree about not having children. We couldn't just tell the busybody that it was none of their damn business and who asks those kinds of questions to people they've just met. It would all get back to FIL who would give us a hard time about it.
FIL is not happy that we're not going to church, but he can just not be happy. If he can't realize that we don't want to go to a church that judges me, and that at the moment dh and I are too sick to attend services, then he can just bite me.
BIL travelled the country as an assistant evangelist and flirted with every girl possible. Dh looked more like BIL when he was younger. We were always amused by how many people said they knew BIL--and then asked if he was married yet...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2015 12:30:38 GMT
I worked with children for a lot of years, I still get stopped by people wanting me to know how little so and so is doing these days so I guess I must be memorable to those people.
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Post by mrsscrapdiva on Aug 21, 2015 12:49:06 GMT
I am not forgettable...or at least I don't think so. lol
3 years ago (so I was 39), I was leaving a restaurant and this woman comes up to me and this is how our conversation goes:
stranger: "You are Jodi xxxxxx" me: "yes, yes I am" (with a baffled look on my face) stranger: "I am Mrs. X, I was your third grade teacher!" stranger: "You haven't changed at all!"
After she introduce herself, I realized who she was, but I don't think her face would have been on my radar if I saw her in a crowd.
lol - so I guess I have looked the same my who life with a recognizable face.
I also have a friend that is the same age as I am and we joke that she looks the same too as she did in Kindergarten.
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