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I bought my son and daughter in law birthday cards at the same time. I sent my son the pink daughter in law birthday card oops

More of a 'Junior' moment. I once left baby no.2 parked outside our village P.O. in her pram, then walked all the way home without her. I've never run so fast back up a hill before or since. She was still there fast asleep, completely oblivious to her brief abandonment . I still come out in a cold sweat when I think about it nearly 40 years on....

I was pulled over by a policeman. He reached onto the roof of my car and handed me my handbag. I had put the bag there before getting into the car and driving off.......

Blocking my own mobile number on my landline, then wondering why I couldn't phone home to get my husband to pick me up from the hairdressers.

A friend's dad came out with 'All my mother's sisters were women' but he does have dementia. Made me smile though.

I was on a National Express travelling from London to Winchester. Shortly before my destination I decided to use the on-board loo. I assumed that, when I locked the door, the light would go on. Wrong! I was plunged into darkness, groping around for a light switch and worried I might pull the emergency cord in my panic. I ended up banging on the door until some kind chap came down the aisle and let me out to the amusement of other passengers.

Trying to multi task at a busy time of year I was going to lunch with a friend. As she arrived In her car up I picked up my handbag and a plastic bag of rubbish to put in the bin on the way out..... we were going down the road when I uncharitably thought how her car smelled disgusting .... eventually noticed I had my handbag and a rather full plastic bag on my knee .......

Went to the Co-op this morning, bought 2 four pint milks and packed in separate bags, got home to find I'd left one bag on the floor in the shop. And that's the second time that I've done that.
Oh dear

A day early, philatel? I turned up for a hair appointment a whole week early.

Coming out of the supermarket and walking around the car park pretending that I remember exactly where I parked the car.

Forgetting my newly retired husband was at home, when I finished work and then went for a wander around the local shopping centre. He had made a pot of tea ready for when I got home but I didn't arrive as expected and turned up two hours later completely oblivious to the fact he was at home not at work.

Arriving a day early for a medical appointment - felt so stupid.

Husband and I went to his diabetic clinic to keep an appointment. The receptionist could find no record of his appointment and wondered whether we had come to the wrong building.

She asked to his appointment letter which he was holding in his hand and he duly handed it over.

We were, she informed us, one month early !!

Whilst having a chat with a dear friend, who visited me, I accidentally triggered the 'recline' feature on my armchair and was so engrossed in what I was telling her that I didn't cotton on to the fact that I was gradually sinking down out of sight below the table which sat between her chair and mine...she was laughing so much when I disappeared from view that she couldnt speak for about ten minutes, she just kept pointing at me and weeping with laughter every time she opened her mouth to speak. I now keep the control in the pocket of the chair!

Myy mother was in a care home where she had a pet budgie in her room. My nephew went to visit her and noticed that the budgie had died and was lying in the bottom of the cadge. He assumed my mother had not noticed and went out and got a similar new budgie and put it in the cage. My mother returned to her room threw her hands together and said," there's been a miracle." As the budgie had come back to life.

I put the kettle in the fridge

I did fed the cat very early one morning - *she looked rather ungrateful and I didn't realise until later that the wet uneaten brown lumps in her dish were old used teabags!

My mother lived with us in her last years - one day she met my husband Jack on the stairs 'have you seen Jack anywhere?' she said 'no' he said 'I'll ask Lily where he is'
I'm still not sure whose senior moment that was!

Sadly, I have been known on occasion to call my daughter by my first dog's name (Sandy). The dog died in 1989!!!!

Before we went on holiday, I put my house and car keys in a safe place as I didn't need them. It was such a safe place - I didn't find them for about 6 weeks - not funny really!!

Pouring Orange juice in the fabric softener compartment drawer if the washing machine.
Talking away to my sister, biting into the dog biscuit that I was supposed to feeding her dog!

Forgetting the hour change and arriving an hour early for a squash session. At least I didn't miss it!

Arriving at the dentist’s with minutes to spare as I got out of the car I realised I had odd shoes on. Apart from having the same size heel they were completely different. One was black and the other was burgundy. I sat in his chair feeling mortified and nobody said a word about them! I’ve never felt so old or stupid!

What a terrific competition.

So may funny 'senior' moments come to mind. Hope I'm not too mean in recounting the following --> During a trip to the seaside, we were queuing up for ice-cream at a local kiosk. An elderly man in the queue ahead of us was wearing a white t-shirt with the words "If found, please return to Verity!" emblazoned upon it. Mystified, we returned to the beach after making our purchase.

A few yards from where we had set ourselves down was a rather grumpy looking woman with a twisted pout. She was wearing a white T-shirt with the words "I AM VERITY" printed across it.

Forgetting where I had parked the car and spending nearly half an hour looking for it in the rain