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GracieTanner · Dec 30, 2006, 07:40 AM

Hi, I am a 17 year old female. To ask this question I will first provide some background information. Tonight, at a party my father told the guests of a story that I had told him. He said to me "Grace, tell them about the time the man came into your shop to buy knifes to protect himself in the park". I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. I told him this, and he seemed fairly confused, as well as the other guests. When we arived home, he seemed very worried and we spoke about this for a good hour. We came to the conclusion that the event never happened, and that I had either made up this obscure story and then completely forgetted, having no recollection of the conversation about me telling him OR that he had experienced a reality dream. I felt very strongly that he had experienced a reality dream yet he told me that he was 100% sure that this was real. I felt quite worried, that I may in fact be going mad. Can anyone offer any advice ?

ballengerb1 · Dec 31, 2006, 05:37 PM

How old is dad? Memory lapses can start earlier than you might think, his or yours.

casey29 · Jan 11, 2007, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by GracieTanner

Hi, I am a 17 year old female. To ask this question I will first provide some background information. Tonight, at a party my father told the guests of a story that I had told him. He said to me "Grace, tell them about the time the man came into your shop to buy knifes to protect himself in the park". I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. I told him this, and he seemed fairly confused, as well as the other guests. When we arived home, he seemed very worried and we spoke about this for a good hour. We came to the conclusion that the event never happened, and that I had either made up this obscure story and then completely forgetted, having no recollection of the conversation about me telling him OR that he had experienced a reality dream. I felt very strongly that he had experienced a reality dream yet he told me that he was 100% sure that this was real. I felt quite worried, that I may infact be going mad. Can anyone offer any advice ?

If your father is on any type of medication this is one thing that effects memory and memory lapses.

casey29 · Jan 11, 2007, 03:50 PM

What exactly is reality dream?reply @ [email protected] thanh you!

pennybot · Jan 11, 2007, 06:01 PM

Has there been more than one of these events ?

chuff · Jan 11, 2007, 10:57 PM

Maybe he heard the story from someone else and somehow associated it with you. I've done that before.

pennybot · Jan 17, 2007, 05:50 AM

Oh I've done that too!
Had my sources swapped from two different people who are very similar in ways.

Tuscany · Jan 17, 2007, 06:08 AM

Originally Posted by chuff

Maybe he heard the story from someone else and somehow associated it with you. I've done that before.

Yep... this is very common. And as I age I find myself doing it more and more.

Fr_Chuck · Jan 17, 2007, 07:21 AM

This is really normal and happens all the time, people forget who told them something, or some event more importatnt to him meant nothing to you. Heck there are photos of events showing me somewhere I don't remember ever happening, if not for the photos I would swear I never did a few things.

And I confuse at times who did what.