THINGS YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE ABOUT GROWING OLD

All the talk about old people forgetting is not made up or exaggerated.   The strange part of it is that it comes in various types.  For instance, I remember very little about my childhood while other older folks seem to remember everything.  That's long term memory loss.  There is also the kind of forgetting that finds you walking into a room and you can't remember why you went there.  That's short term memory loss.  I've got that, too.  There is also the problem of remembering you know something but you can't quite get it to come out.  Words are like that.  I'll get into a sentence and all of a sudden can't remember the word I was planning on using.  That drives me crazy.  Anyway, there you have three types of forgetting - I have them all.  I don't feel totally abnormal - just old.
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