And This Morning's Topic Of Conversation Is...

[poliphilo]

Who sent those flowers?

Sally.

Have I thanked her?

Yes.

(A minute passes)

Who sent those flowers?

Sally.

Have I thanked her?

Yes.

(Another minute passes)

Who sent those flowers?...

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Ahhh...short term memory. Wherefore art thou?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You have to laugh....

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

My mother was exactly the same way. Yes, laughing helps!

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Put a sign on the flowers?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That did cross my mind and then I thought it might seem insulting.

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Large sign FLOWERS FROM SALLY!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I did consider it, but...

[dadi.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Reminds me of the conversation with my dad this morning.
"Is it christmas today?"
"No dad, in two days"
five minutes later
"when is christmas?"
"the day after tomorrow"
five minutes later
"today is christmas, right?"
........

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's how it goes...

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

HUGS

It's hard, I know.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Much of the time it's water off a duck's back but this morning I was feeling low anyway.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

We had it with his old aunt and it can be really depressing.

[athenais.livejournal.com]

I've never been through anything so severe, but repeating myself to my father-in-law made for wearying visits.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Deafness is the other thing. You have to repeat everything you say to my mother. It can be grating to have every word greeted with "Huh!?"

[kamomil.livejournal.com]

Once at a takeout window, our order was started by a blaring "HAH?" from one of the staff, not the most reassuring sound

[faunhaert.livejournal.com]

the world will end on new years

~why

this guys said so- its Armageddon

~why?

~really

yup

~did he ask for money?

~why?

the worlds going to end

~again?
it didn't end the last time he said it

problem is he keeps writing checks