11 - Forgetfulness

Oh my, I completely forgot about my blog today. Totally slipped my mind. Strange.

So, let's talk about forgetfulness. I hate it when my mother forgets when my exams are or when I go on holiday and I hate it when my friends forget what I've told them before about my life, things that I expect them to remember. It's like conversation gone down the drain if I have to repeat everything a second time just to remind them.

Also, I absolutely hate it when my classmates keep forgetting what homework they have yet to complete (sorry guys). Then they ask me what it is every single day and I get really irritated. As students, we should remember this kind of thing. We're expected to remember a lot if we're going to be any good at school. It is difficult trying to cram everything into this tiny, tiny brain of mine, but we have to do it, especially during the exam period.

I used to pride myself in remembering everything around two years ago, but recently, maybe I'm getting older or I've been eating a lot of memory-killing food lately, because I keep forgetting it all. I once had this phase where I remembered a lot of birthdays. My huge family, all my classmates, my friends outside school and even celebrities. I also remembered a lot of people's phone numbers, and I was a total information sponge that could remember everybody's details. I also used to be able to recite the full list of all the Pokémon. And, I learned the Greek alphabet over the summer. Oh, and I know the plots and characters to so many television shows, it's insane.

But I keep forgetting all of this stuff and it bugs me to the core. It's worse because I know my memory is slipping. I mean, I forgot my blog!

I don't like forgetful people. Why bother being given information if the information will get lost?

Oh, and there's that thing known as conscious forgetfulness, where people 'block out' traumatic or undesirable things. I don't believe people can do that, but to some extent, that does happen. If something is completely scarring for life, forgetting it may be a good thing as opposed to dwelling on it. But, if someone doesn't remember something because he/she doesn't really care enough about what you say, that's just inconsiderate. An awful lack of consideration, especially if you do it naturally.

I'll end here.

...Can't believe I forgot my blog...