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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Fabulous_Lettuce3655 on 2026-04-02 00:12:56+00:00.
This still randomly pops into my head and makes me feel like a complete asshole.
I’m at Walmart with my wife, just shopping, and this girl walks up to me all excited like she knows me. Smiling, asking if I remember her, all that.
And I’m standing there like… I have absolutely no idea who this is.
I tried to play it off, talked to her for a minute, but nothing clicked. Not even a little. I basically just faked my way through the whole interaction and went on with my day.
Later on, I’m telling my mom about it, like “yeah some girl came up to me acting like she knew me,” and she’s like… you don’t remember her?
Turns out she was the daughter of my mom’s friend/coworker, and they literally lived with us for a couple years when we were younger. We were close in age too, so it’s not like we barely crossed paths—I saw her all the time back then.
And I just completely blanked on her in public like she was a total stranger.
Every now and then I think about it and feel like a huge jerk. Like she was genuinely happy to see me, and I’m over there running on zero recognition.
At the same time, it’s kind of funny how hard my brain failed in that moment.
Still… yeah. I should’ve done better.
TL;DR: Completely blanked on someone who lived with me growing up and didn’t realize until my mom told me later. Felt like a straight-up asshole.