There is one big thing about me that people find out really quickly. It’s that I have a super bad memory. I don’t know if it’s an ADHD thing or it’s just me a thing but I have always had a super bad memory. It sucks because people will tell me things and I’m like “huh?”. I also just generally forgetting to do simple tasks like doing my homework or filling up the water for the dogs. 

Even though people know this they still tell me important things and expect me to remember. Then they ask me a week later or sometimes a day later I react like “You didn’t tell me that” Or “Uhhh I think you told me that but I don’t know”. My mind just loves to forget things no matter how important they are. 

So about a week ago my mom and I  needed to go shopping because I needed stuff and she needed stuff and I had to go to a couple of stores by Walmart, so it timed out perfectly. The night before we went out I went to her room and listed out everything I needed. They were super important and I needed them because well I ran out of the stuff. Before I left her room she said “You should write all this down before you forget” I answered back “I won’t forget they are important things I don’t need to write them down”.

So the next day we headed to Walmart with the mindset of getting everything I needed. So we got there and I started looking around and I started off with the one thing on my list and it was for my nails. 

However, do you think I could remember what else was on that list? NO, I didn’t remember a single damn thing that I needed to get and of course, my mom is saying “Ohh I told you to write it down” So I walked around Walmart trying to remember what I needed but it seemed that my mind locked it up and tossed it away I literally could not remember what I needed to get. 

I then went with my dad because my mom started shopping for Christmas gifts so I walked with him still thinking about what I needed and also complaining to my dad that I forget what I needed and he said the same thing my mom said “You should have written it down”. I kept walking around Walmart annoyed at myself trying to think about what I needed. I then started walking with my mom again and we started walking down the book aisle. 

Then my mom had the AUDACITY to point out a magazine and said “Remember to get this for me at Christmas” “ITS NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS IS A MONTH AWAY YOU EXPECT ME TO REMEMBER TO GET THAT WHEN I CAN’T EVEN REMEMBER MY OWN SHOPPING LIST FROM YESTERDAY” I said that in a very low tone but she burst into laughter and I was over here like “I’m sorry I have a bad memory.” 

So the moral of the whole story is my mom wants me to buy her a magazine about the 19 somethings even though I can’t remember my own shopping list. I have Dory’s brain, and one day it will be very useful in the world but for now, I will keep struggling with remembering important stuff and learning to write my list down before going shopping.