Lied to wife about lost billfold.

[Paddy]

RSKY

I lost my baby girl one time. I asked my wife if she'd seen her. She said "yes", your holding her! My arm was some numb from holding her so long! I was 25 years old.

 

[Jchonline]

My wife has the memory of an elephant which she got from her father. Having said that, she CONSTANTLY can't find things she puts down. Remotes, keys, cell phone, etc, She just puts them down and does not remember where she left stuff. It is not age related and has done this since I have known her.

Yes mine is exactly the same. I guess if she waits a few weeks she will remember exactly where she put them!

 

[BigBlue1]

True story...

I lost my wallet some years ago. My wallet was a money clip/card holder style, with magnetic bill holder for the 'clip' part. I have a habit of what I do with it when I get home and there was no reason it shouldn't have been sitting on the kitchen counter as it always was. Looked all over the house, cars, everywhere. I was 100% sure I had it with me when I came home last, so I knew it wasn't lost outside the home. Zero explanation... it was just gone.

I came to grips with the loss and accepted that I just wasn't going to find it. Started the process of replacing all my credit cards, drivers license, carry permit, etc. that the wallet held. Credit cards weren't bad, but the gov stuff took time & effort. And expense.

Couple of weeks pass. One day I went to put something in the oven to make for dinner. Opened the oven and there on the top rack was my wallet. Just sitting there with cards melted and bills singed. Should note that I was a single guy at this point and didn't use the oven often. Anyway, finding it there was a shock and pretty confusing. Made zero sense to me. However, after a bit of puzzling through things I finally figured it out... The day I last saw the wallet I had made cookies. At some point after putting cookie dough on a cookie tray I had to set it aside and I placed it on the counter on top of the wallet and other stuff. Picked it up and put it into the oven. Apparently the magnetic older on the bill clip was strong enough to stick the wallet to the bottom of the cookie sheet. Sigh...

 

[beowulf]

Okay, here's the plan. Tell her that you had put your pants on backwards and so the billfold ended up in the front where it was not expected to be. Then tell her that doing this was of some concern to your doctor who said it was caused by stress at home and that he said that it was very important that she make sure to create a stress free environment in the home - which would mean that she prepare your favorite foods, keep the honey-do list down to one a week, and not disturb you when you are watching football. See how that works and let us know.

 

[RSR]

Growing up, one of my favorite stories was my mom telling about the time my dad drove to the mall, forgot he drove there, walked home, and then couldn't find the car. I thought it was hilarious. How do you forget a car?

Fast forward a few years, and I'm a senior in college. In the last week of class I drive to campus to quickly drop off some homework. Out of habit I walk home, and go about my day. That evening I go to get in my car to go out with friends, and my car is gone. Dumfounded, I sit there for 20 minutes trying to figure out if my roommates played a trick on me, or if my car was stolen. Right when I'm about to call the cops, I remember.

Fast forward 2 years. My older brother takes his car to the garage down the street for repairs, and walks home. He drives his motorcycle to work for a week or so. On a rainy morning, he comes out to get in his car, and it's gone. He can't figure out what happened to it. So, he calls the cops. They show up, and halfway through filling out the report, he remembers where his car is ...

My mom and two sisters have never lost a car.

 

[Jstpssng]

Growing up, one of my favorite stories was my mom telling about the time my dad drove to the mall, forgot he drove there, walked home, and then couldn't find the car. I thought it was hilarious. How do you forget a car?

Fast forward a few years, and I'm a senior in college. In the last week of class I drive to campus to quickly drop off some homework. Out of habit I walk home, and go about my day. That evening I go to get in my car to go out with friends, and my car is gone. Dumfounded, I sit there for 20 minutes trying to figure out if my roommates played a trick on me, or if my car was stolen. Right when I'm about to call the cops, I remember.

Fast forward 2 years. My older brother takes his car to the garage down the street for repairs, and walks home. He drives his motorcycle to work for a week or so. On a rainy morning, he comes out to get in his car, and it's gone. He can't figure out what happened to it. So, he calls the cops. They show up, and halfway through filling out the report, he remembers where his car is ...

My mom and two sisters have never lost a car.

My father did that when his Alzheimer's was starting to take hold. He drove to the barber shop and got a haircut... and didn't get home for the longest time. Just as my mother was getting worried he walked through the door; he'd forgotten his truck. He went to the same barber shop all of his life, and lived in the same house for most of it; the only places he'd ever lived was on the 30 acres he grew up on.

 

[RSR]

My father did that when his Alzheimer's was starting to take hold. He drove to the barber shop and got a haircut... and didn't get home for the longest time. Just as my mother was getting worried he walked through the door; he'd forgotten his truck. He went to the same barber shop all of his life, and lived in the same house for most of it; the only places he'd ever lived was on the 30 acres he grew up on.

It would be less embarrassing if I had Alzheimer's as an excuse. My dad was in his 30's when he did it. My brother and I were in our 20's.

 

[ljjhouser]

Yep. She will feel better that you have the same problems as she does. Start with "Guess where I found my wallet, cell phone and glasses case." Then smile and fix or get dinner out for both of you. She will like that also.

I do this kind of thing enough times. I just smile and say "I can't believe I didn't see it.

 

[Yander]

My wife is really bad habit about moving my things to someplace out of her sight and then forgetting where or that she moved it. I can't tell you how many times she has said, I didn't do anything with it, only to find out it was exactly where she put it.

 

[IndyJay]

One lie leads to another...

Sounds like an endorsement...