to be sick of being apparently responsible for knowing the whereabouts...

[Treetrunkthighs]

...of any single item at any given time, be it at home, in the car, at work, on holiday, asleep, unconscious, whatever.

Nobody fucking looks. They all ask me.

And I'm sick of it.

Aibu?

no, but can you tell me where my son left his pokemon game? thanks

No, same in our house.... dh being the worst culprit!!

No, it's because us mothers are the earth equivalent of god. If it's not the children asking us where the remote/socks/keys/random bits of Lego are we get strangers thinking we are a farking street map.
You are not alone.

yanbu same here - and this holiday I've simply told ds 'it's where you left it'. He's cottoned on quickly about putting things back!!

YANBU. I have said the words 'wherever you left it' more times in the last few years than I previously believed possible.

I thought it was just me!!!! Glad I'm not alone now. It came to a head recently when I realised dh was not capable of doing any task by himself without expecting me to stop whatever I was doing every 5 min to help him find something and if I said no he stopped doing the task and just played on his computer waiting for me. It really struck home as I was trying to do client ironing while he was refitting the bathroom suite (before I do all the tiling and painting etc) and twice I had to stop to find him a PLASTIC BAG of all things. I really made fun of him about it as I found it so absurd and I have to say he has been a lot better since and if he does ask I joke about whether he needs a plastic bag with that at it does snap him out of it a bit.

"do you know where my shoes are?"

"no, when was the last time you had them?"

"yesterday"

"where did you leave them?"

"umm..."

"have a look for them"

"I have"

"have a look infront of you, they look like your shoes there"

"oh yeah, thanks"

I have this sort of conversation several times a day. (bashes head against a wall)

YANBU!

It gets on my tits!

YANBU at all. And another thing which really annoys me is 'has my running kit/stripy shirt/favourite dress been through the wash yet?' When what they mean to ask is 'have you washed it yet?' Grrrrrrr

You should just be like me, utterly incapable of finding anything, even when it is right under my nose.

It seems to be perceived as a male trait - not in our house though

YANBU

DH is worse than the boys. Grr.

lol belle - sounds like my house

"Mum, where are my trainers?"
"I don't know - where did you have them?"
"Upstairs"
"Well have you looked upstairs?"
..........

"I can't find them, I NEED YOUR HELP!!"
"Have you looked in your room?"

.........

"I CAN'T FIND THEM!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THEM??"
"I haven't done anything with them darling"
"Well, I NEED YOUR HELP!!"
.........

"Is this them sitting in the middle of your bedroom floor???"
"BUT I LOOKED THERE - THEY WEREN'T THERE..."

AAAGHHHHHHH

HA Normally it's ME that loses everything.

Last Thursday I had to ring my DH up to see if he knew where my camera was. It is normally glued to me so he was wondering why he should have a clue where to say camera should be! It was in the handbag that I had used a day or so before!

My purse is always on the move! So is my phone, my keys, the book I'm reading, my compass. my bike pump!!

(although realistically I know they don't move themselves

Yep humphreycobbler thats me too!

Not as bad as most of the examples in this listing but dh knows he has to clock where I put my wallet phone and keys!!!

oh ya so nbu!

That's the burden of womankind. Live with it.

I'm sick of carrying everything around like a packhorse. Everyone has their cross to bear.

YANBU.

I get this, but how is it that I know where things are, even from work when DH rings in mild panic unable to find any of DD's shoes? Why can't I remember proper stuff?

Yes-I´m told it´s because I´m the one that mostly puts things away.

To which the reply is-then it´s where it should be, & if I haven´t put it away, why should I know where it is?

tis the joys of being a mother & wife imo.

I am expected to know where everything is but then I usually do as I've put it away. DH and my boys leave a trail behind them. Even the dog leaves his toys in the hall for me to pick up and put back in his bed.

DH walks up the stairs past everything and then moans at me for dropping things as I struggle with washing/shoes/books/toys/kitchen sink.

DH : when you tidied my office the other day, did you happen to throw away xyz vital paperwork?

me : no, i didnt see it and i never throw your stuff away!

DH: ok, not throw, but maybe file? cant find it anywhere

me: no

DH: shit, its pretty vital, whatever shall i do?

me: (rummages under 3 pages in in-tray) is it this?

DH: yes! where did you find it? i looked there!!

me: beats DH round head with axe

Try saying "did you have a Mummy-look Or a Daddy-look?" in a really, really patronizing manner. Doesn't help find things, but makes you feel really superior, which helps, IMHO

diddl that is genius! Just used it on DH who has sulked off muttering about Mumsnet. Woot!