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I just followed the wrong man at the grocery store for 10 minutes, thinking he was my husband. (self.Blind)
submitted by Celarcade
I needed to share this with people who would understand. I'm laughing about it, but I'm still pretty embarrassed.
I was following my husband by his very bright, royal-blue shirt. To me, he just looks like a blue blob without much definition, but it's enough that I can follow him from 2-3 meters back. I was picking items, and my husband had skipped ahead with the kids a little bit (or so I thought). I was following him as he picked things, always about 2 meters back, smiling at him periodically when he would turn around. I was wondering why he kept racing ahead until I got close enough to realize that I'd been following the wrong blue blob in the dairy/meat section. I followed this guy for a solid 10 minutes. This poor guy probably is still wondering who the stalker was. It took me about 10 minutes to find real-Husband at a totally different spot in the store.
Oops.
I was following my husband by his very bright, royal-blue shirt. To me, he just looks like a blue blob without much definition, but it's enough that I can follow him from 2-3 meters back. I was picking items, and my husband had skipped ahead with the kids a little bit (or so I thought). I was following him as he picked things, always about 2 meters back, smiling at him periodically when he would turn around. I was wondering why he kept racing ahead until I got close enough to realize that I'd been following the wrong blue blob in the dairy/meat section. I followed this guy for a solid 10 minutes. This poor guy probably is still wondering who the stalker was. It took me about 10 minutes to find real-Husband at a totally different spot in the store.
Oops.
awesomesaucesaywhat 10 points 7y ago
I've done this too, albeit not with a husband! I followed a random woman through ikea asking her why we were looking at lamps!
Celarcade [OP] 2 points 7y ago
Oh, no! lol. At least I'm not the only one...
awesomesaucesaywhat 3 points 7y ago
Haha there is no way we are alone in this.
Unuhi 5 points 7y ago
At leadt you didn't just put things in his shopping cart.
... Done that too. Oops.
... Done that too. Oops.
RetepNiffirg 4 points 7y ago
My brother likes to disappear in the gym some days. I'll panic for a few seconds, then laugh when I finally find him. Partial blindness sucks but you gotta learn to laugh at yourself..
needvitD 2 points 7y ago
my partially blind mom has gotten in the wrong car a couple of times, thinking it's my dad waiting for her. you'd think she'd learn to say hi before sitting her butt down in the seat... alas.
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