Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
I don't know, I think "forgetfulness" is more of a personality trait that some of us have and some don't, not related at all to gender, childbirth, or age in many cases. That "CRS" trait that Syndirelah talked about runs deep in my DH's family. Both my kids have serious short term memory issues, yet they are fully functioning adults because, mostly, they have developed strategies so this doesn't interfere with really important stuff at work or home. DH has it, too. He was reduced to tears from being angry at himself for losing the sunglasses he bought on our trip in Spain, about 30 minutes before we left for our son's wedding. This was the third pair of glasses he had lost in 4 weeks. He hates that he passed on this trait to our kids.
I think this is true. My husband has it as well. That, and an inability to see that the things he is looking for are actually right in front of his face. It's highly amusing most of the time!