| You should get lots of responses for this one. We lose socks (in the laundry), reading glasses (I have about 10 pair around the house), tools (only when we need them), sweaters (well, you don't need those yet in Shanghai), anything we can take off or put down temporarily while doing something else. There are some underpants in the street in front of our house that slowly the rains are washing away. How did they get lost? But I also find lots of things--glasses, coins, tools, sometimes even sweaters, or six packs of beer unopened. There are fewer things to find in Shanghai than in the U.S. because people sweep and wash the streets. The family story is that many years ago my grandfather lost something and was frantic. I was three and told him "I know where it is Grandpa." He said to my mother "See, see, I told you. Your children take everything because you don't control them." and then turned to me and said more gently "Where is it, dear?" and I said "Just where you left it, Grandpa." My mother repeated that story all my life and now we realize that many of our lost things are "grandpa-ed." |
Why I Keep Losing Stuff