My DH the Total Dodo Bird

nancy324

Cathlete
Tuesday night I ask my DH if he can go to the supermarket and get me some Quaker old-fashioned oatmeal because I'm running out. He says Sure. I write a little list for the market and leave it on the kitchen counter. Wednesday morning I instant message him from work to remind him to go. He says Sure. I tell him the list is on the counter. Later that afternoon he says he is leaving for the market to get me my oatmeal. I say good, I really need that oatmeal. I get a call from him on his cell phone from the market saying they don't have the big containers of oatmeal, do I want one small one or two. I say one will be fine. He says okay.

Around 11 p.m. I notice there is no oatmeal on the counter where I usually keep it so I figure he put it in the cabinet. I look in the cabinet but no oatmeal. Finally I ask Hon, where's my oatmeal? He says Oh My God. I say what? He says he forgot to put it in his hand basket at the store.

I say I'm going to tell the ladies on the Cathe boards about this because I need to commiserate with other women who live with guys. He says No don't. They'll think I'm a total dodo bird.

Is anyone else living with a total dodo bird?

-Nancy
 
YES for the exact reason, my problem is that he remembers is 12 pack of rolling rock but not what kind of apples to get. i write very detailed list and we literally live down the road from the store so its not a problem to go back.


kassia



When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
 
Kassia, we live across the street from the store. But it was 11:00 pm last night and it was 12 degrees out, so I didn't even ask him to go back. But I should have. }(
 
>Kassia, we live across the street from the store. But it was
>11:00 pm last night and it was 12 degrees out, so I didn't
>even ask him to go back. But I should have. }(

that will learn him LOL. i can nag about that one thing all week and he will still forget that ONE thing.

kassia



When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
 
my DH is a dodo bird too. Entirely loveable, but a bit daffy. He doesn't forget things at the store, he forgets entire conversations! Here's an example of a discussion we had last week, after viewing the DVRs of Battlestar Galactica a friend sent me.

Me: Wow, this is a good show
Him: Yeah, that was a great cliffhanger. I can't believe we have to wait to find out what happens.
Me: yeah but the new season starts in January! Not too long to wait.
Him: hey, we should watch it at your sister's house [they have home theatre].
Me: I'll check with her.
Him. January. Cool.

Okay, so not two days later, he's channel surfacing and lands on the Sci-Fi Channel. I'm in the kitchen. A promo for BSG comes on. He watches and then yells into me, "Hey babe! Cool! Did you know the new Galactica season starts in January?!"

Is he kidding me? He does this with more important conversations too. i tell him it's all the weed he smoked in his misspent youth.

Sparrow
 
Nancy...if I only had a dime for every time my DH forgot something on a list!!! Yes I would be rich!!! I do pay him back on occasion....:)...no, I didn't say on purpose....}( :+ ...Carole
 
>my DH is a dodo bird too. Entirely loveable, but a bit
>daffy. He doesn't forget things at the store, he forgets
>entire conversations! Here's an example of a discussion we
>had last week, after viewing the DVRs of Battlestar Galactica
>a friend sent me.
>
>Me: Wow, this is a good show
>Him: Yeah, that was a great cliffhanger. I can't believe we
>have to wait to find out what happens.
>Me: yeah but the new season starts in January! Not too long
>to wait.
>Him: hey, we should watch it at your sister's house [they
>have home theatre].
>Me: I'll check with her.
>Him. January. Cool.
>
>Okay, so not two days later, he's channel surfacing and lands
>on the Sci-Fi Channel. I'm in the kitchen. A promo for BSG
>comes on. He watches and then yells into me, "Hey babe!
>Cool! Did you know the new Galactica season starts in
>January?!"
>
>Is he kidding me? He does this with more important
>conversations too. i tell him it's all the weed he smoked in
>his misspent youth.
>
>Sparrow

Oh Sparrow that is too funny and sooo true! My DH is the same exact way!!!! :7 :7 :7
 
OMG, I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one living with a dodo bird! My DH reminds me of the absent minded professor. He's so smart and works all day solving complex medical problems, yet he doesn't have a head for the simple, ordinary things in life at all. And the grocery store!? Forget about it. He would come home with so much crap!

Michele
 
Me too, Michele. My DH is a brilliant engineer who was nominated for a Smithsonian award for the case management system he designed for the family court system in New York. Building rockets is his HOBBY. But putting a container of oatmeal into a hand cart? There's no room in his brain for that. :+

-Nancy
 
>Me too, Michele. My DH is a brilliant engineer who was
>nominated for a Smithsonian award for the case management
>system he designed for the family court system in New York.
>Building rockets is his HOBBY. But putting a container of
>oatmeal into a hand cart? There's no room in his brain for
>that. :+
>
>-Nancy



LOL!!!:7 :7 :7 :7 :7 :7 :7
I totally get it, Nancy--totally! But as aggravating as it sometimes is, I think it's cute and kind of endearing.:+

Michele
 
LOL Nancy. That's because they are so good at focusing on one task at a time. It just never happens to be the task YOU think they should focus on.
 
My husband also has a habit of forgetting the ONE thing that I send him to the store for. One time I sent him to the store for brown sugar only (in a pinch, 'cause I usually go) and he came home with the following:

A new mop
A fresh pineapple
New toothbrushes for all 4 of us
Cheddar potato chips

Note how brown sugar isn't on the list. I laughed my head off.



Melissa

Keep your head in line. Your butt will follow.

http://www.picturetrail.com/pellmel
 
I hate to admit this, Nancy, but I am actually the Dodo Bird. :p I have no mind left and I forget everything all the time. I apologize constantly! :D Luckily, my DH forgives me until the next time I forget something. I would forget to pack my kids' lunch while I am standing in the kitchen if my DD isn't constantly telling me to and getting the boxes out for me. :+

Missy
 
>My husband also has a habit of forgetting the ONE thing that
>I send him to the store for. One time I sent him to the store
>for brown sugar only (in a pinch, 'cause I usually go) and he
>came home with the following:
>
>A new mop
>A fresh pineapple
>New toothbrushes for all 4 of us
>Cheddar potato chips
>
>Note how brown sugar isn't on the list. I laughed my head
>off.
>
>
>>Melissa



Melissa,

ROFLMAO!!! Your DH must have run into my DH at the store!

Michele
 
I'm dying over here! This post is hysterical! That was my dad. My mom used to go on hour long rants because the one thing she sent him to the grocery store for he didn't get.

As long as I send a detailed list with my DH, he's pretty good. What he cannot do is find anything, and I do mean ANYTHING in the fridge. He'll be standing there staring at the milk, asking me where it is...
 
LOL christine i go thru that too. it could be right there under his nose. my usual statement when he can't find it is "MOVE SOMETHING I BET ITS BEHIND THERE" LOL

kassia



When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
 
I guess you have to put it all in perspective - my SO is a total slob and pack rat. He actually had to buy a bigger house for his "stuff," and the new house has quickly filled up. The kitchen table is not used for eating as much as it is for piling stuff on. When I make my salads, I just shove everything out of the way.

In the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter. I guess you have to learn not to sweat the small stuff. Although I must say I'd be missin' my oatmeal, too, if that were me!!!! Fortunately, I drive to work by grocery stores and can stop in & buy some on the way in. You don't have that luxury when you have to take the train!
Just Do It! :)
 
HB, I pass by the store when I come out of the subway, but my DH works from home and can go to the store during the day when there aren't the long lines and it's not quite so cold. Besides, he likes to air himself out once in a while, and he knows it saves me time so he's happy to do it physically. The problem is getting my absent-minded professor to focus on the task at hand.

Glad to see there are others who suffer from the same dodo bird problem.:+

Sparrow, too funny!

-Nancy
 

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