Conversation #4: Mind Wipe
Yer trying to do the right thing, but yer not.
What does it feel like?
Well, it doesn't feel like...eh...like I can say and say, okay, ya know I gotta go down that street and, uh, say, fifteen minutes from now, I'll say, WHUP!, wait a minute, where am I at now? Then I forget about that street, see?
So, dad, when you, what can you remember like right now? Can you remember just a long time ago or can you remember...
Oh, no, I can remember alotta things from way back.
Right. But what about, do you know where we just were?
Yeah.
Where were we?
We were at this, uh...ah...whadda ya call that with the...eh...we didn't...we didn't put our name, our number or nothing on there, we just, you, like you says, you didn't wanna go...to, uh...uh...the place where you find out where the, you know, what yer...uh...like say you belong to a club. Ya go to the club and ya say, you know, okay, I'm here for this or that thing.
You were at Sandy's birthday party dad.
I know that, but what I was telling you is what I wanted to go, uh, later with the phone, I was calling up, to make an appointment on...uh...on...uh...ah...thing that I was gonna go with the...uh...
It's allright man. You don't remember. It's fine.
No, I...I...I remember, it's just I...I know where I wanna go.
Where ya wanna go dad?
Where do you wanna go?
If I, if I'm at home and I wanna go to the club part, ya know what I mean with the, uh...uh...whadda ya call that? Association?
VFW?
Yeah.
Okay.
So, if I wanna go there, then I go there. And I know where that's at and then come home. But if I wanna go to one of those other clubs, you know, like the...whadda ya call them, uh, other ones?
American Legion.
American Legion or the other one, ya know...then I gotta start thinking, well, where is that first from, where's that at this way, so then I finally, I might find it sometimes but other times I look around, I get lost.
Well, you're not driving anymore dad, so...
Who's not driving? Who's not driving?!
You're not.
Yes I am.
You haven't driven in about 7 months dad.
I have a car, ain't it?
Nope. You don't have to worry about that shit anymore, though.
Who took my car?!
Heather has it now.
You just saw it dad, it was in front.
I know, but who was driving, uh...I thought I had one at home.
Nope.
Well, when I get home, I'm gonna check. Somebody took my car, you're in trouble. Nobody takes my car.
What does it feel like?
Well, it doesn't feel like...eh...like I can say and say, okay, ya know I gotta go down that street and, uh, say, fifteen minutes from now, I'll say, WHUP!, wait a minute, where am I at now? Then I forget about that street, see?
So, dad, when you, what can you remember like right now? Can you remember just a long time ago or can you remember...
Oh, no, I can remember alotta things from way back.
Right. But what about, do you know where we just were?
Yeah.
Where were we?
We were at this, uh...ah...whadda ya call that with the...eh...we didn't...we didn't put our name, our number or nothing on there, we just, you, like you says, you didn't wanna go...to, uh...uh...the place where you find out where the, you know, what yer...uh...like say you belong to a club. Ya go to the club and ya say, you know, okay, I'm here for this or that thing.
You were at Sandy's birthday party dad.
I know that, but what I was telling you is what I wanted to go, uh, later with the phone, I was calling up, to make an appointment on...uh...on...uh...ah...thing that I was gonna go with the...uh...
It's allright man. You don't remember. It's fine.
No, I...I...I remember, it's just I...I know where I wanna go.
Where ya wanna go dad?
Where do you wanna go?
If I, if I'm at home and I wanna go to the club part, ya know what I mean with the, uh...uh...whadda ya call that? Association?
VFW?
Yeah.
Okay.
So, if I wanna go there, then I go there. And I know where that's at and then come home. But if I wanna go to one of those other clubs, you know, like the...whadda ya call them, uh, other ones?
American Legion.
American Legion or the other one, ya know...then I gotta start thinking, well, where is that first from, where's that at this way, so then I finally, I might find it sometimes but other times I look around, I get lost.
Well, you're not driving anymore dad, so...
Who's not driving? Who's not driving?!
You're not.
Yes I am.
You haven't driven in about 7 months dad.
I have a car, ain't it?
Nope. You don't have to worry about that shit anymore, though.
Who took my car?!
Heather has it now.
You just saw it dad, it was in front.
I know, but who was driving, uh...I thought I had one at home.
Nope.
Well, when I get home, I'm gonna check. Somebody took my car, you're in trouble. Nobody takes my car.
posted by d at 4:51 PM
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