An elderly couple is shopping in a large Florida supermarket. Some time goes by when the wife realizes that her husband is nowhere in sight What to do!I thought of this old joke because I have a situation that is somewhat similar.
She is very upset until she sees a store clerk and starts telling the clerk about her missing husband.
The clerk is not unfamiliar with handling upset customers, suggests the lady calm down and describe what her mate looks like.
"He's short, wears glasses, has thinning gray hair and has a pot belly."
"Lady, every man in this store looks like that!"
It's been five months since I have been a resident at Brooksby Village and I keep meeting new people. That's a good thing!!!
My problem is, I have trouble remembering their names or recognizing them. Most ladies are not too tall, some are skinny, some are not so skinny, most have short white hair and wear glasses.
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Everyone is very friendly and when I pass someone in the hall they say "hello." I don't know whether I have met them before or they are just plain friendly.
For example the other day a lady said, "Hello, Millie."
She really knew me - who's that lady, I thought until she said, "how did the slacks fit?"
Oh, then I realized she's the dressmaker that came to my house to alter a pair of pants!
When I meet a small group of women I try to connect their name with something. If her name is Dorothy, I think of a dot, if her name is Sue, I think of a lawsuit.
The other night I met six women at dinner. Wow, I'll be lucky to be able to recognize them when I see them again.
After dinner I spoke to one of the ladies privately.
I told her how I felt about "not remembering." Her response was, "don't beat yourself up, it takes at least six times after meeting someone new to remember their name. I'll remember her!
How do you remember the names of new people that you meet?