ILiveInFlipFlops Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Last night I fell asleep on the couch trying to finish my paid work. I conked out completely and didn't wake until this morning. When I opened my eyes, I was laying flat on my back, and I had the auxiliary cord from the bathroom (which we use to connect phones and iPods to the clock radio so we can listen to music and audiobooks) clutched in my hands on my chest :confused1: Everyone else in the house was already asleep, and we have no pets. I've never sleepwalked before (that I know of!). No one admits to waking in the night for any reason. I was dreaming, but nothing that might explain why I would have gotten up and pulled the cord out and then gone back to sleep on the couch. (I was dreaming that I took the kids to sleepaway camp and then decided to stay there with them :lol:) What on earth could have happened here? Did some burglar sneak into our house just to mess with me? It's the oddest thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I'll take Sleepwalking for $500, Alex. ;) I love the camp dream! And I can see, in dream-logic, that when you arrived at camp you realized you'd forgotten to pack the charger, so you went to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Either you got in while you were so dazed and cannot remember it or you had in your hand before you fell asleep but don't remember it now. Or the little elves came and carefully threaded the cords through your tightly clenched fists and did your work while you were sleeping. If this is the case, the work you had started should be done now. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Aliens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Was it this forum where a lady didn't believe she was snoring at night so she left the tape recorder on and people had snuck in during the night and she could hear them talking?!?!? Does anyone else remember that? That was the first thing I thought of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Was it this forum where a lady didn't believe she was snoring at night so she left the tape recorder on and people had snuck in during the night and she could hear them talking?!?!? Does anyone else remember that? That was the first thing I thought of. I DO remember that!!! How did that story turn out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Was it this forum where a lady didn't believe she was snoring at night so she left the tape recorder on and people had snuck in during the night and she could hear them talking?!?!? Does anyone else remember that? That was the first thing I thought of. Yes! And there was another poster who kept finding a wet spot in a closet or something like that. The most plausible explanation was a peeing ghost. It kills me that we never learned how those turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aggieamy Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I DO remember that!!! How did that story turn out? Yes! And there was another poster who kept finding a wet spot in a closet or something like that. The most plausible explanation was a peeing ghost. It kills me that we never learned how those turned out. I don't think we ever found out. I guess it must have been aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I think someone broke in. People break in my house all the time and do things like leave towels on the floor and dirty dishes in random places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Ninjas. When in doubt, my answer is always ninjas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I found the thread! http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/209350-someone-please-toss-me-a-virtual-brown-bag-im-hyperventilating/ I went back and reread that! I would have that recorder on ALL the time and invest in some video recording equipment too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Aw, Kalanamak posted in that one. I wonder if they ever solved the mystery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I think someone broke in. People break in my house all the time and do things like leave towels on the floor and dirty dishes in random places. And hide all the pencils, tape, and scissors. Or maybe that's the aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabet1 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Lol! I think you were super tired and got the cord in your sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I can't believe I've just read this thread before bed. I'm never going to be able to get to sleep tonight, especially with that bit about the tape recorder and hearing people's voices on it. :scared: Thank a lot, people. DH is really gonna appreciate it! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 :scared:I had to read the other thread, too, didn't I?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Aw, Kalanamak posted in that one. I wonder if they ever solved the mystery? *sniff sniff* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I think someone broke in. People break in my house all the time and do things like leave towels on the floor and dirty dishes in random places. They leave shoes in random places at my house. And definitely dirty dishes. You'd think they're trying to get caught or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Seriously. Do you take any kind of sleeping aid? My dh was taking ambien or something similar. There were several nights that he woke up, came into the family room and conversed with several of us, went back to bed and NEVER remembered. We're not talking half asleep (which he's done before), he seemed completely lucid. It happened enough times that it started freaking him out (and us), and he stopped those meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 That thread became a real legal issue and the poster could no longer post about it. ETA: Not the thread itself, but the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 You were trying to electrocute the peeing ghost? :lol: Otoh, it could have been the Keebler Elves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 That thread became a real legal issue and the poster could no longer post about it. ETA: Not the thread itself, but the issue. WOW. Did everything turn out okay? That makes it scarier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 You were trying to electrocute the peeing ghost? :lol: Otoh, it could have been the Keebler Elves. Great. Now I'm scared AND hungry! :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 That thread became a real legal issue and the poster could no longer post about it. ETA: Not the thread itself, but the issue. Don't leave us hanging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Hey, we were all left hanging on that one. I inquired and was told it couldn't be discussed/written about here on the WTM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 When I'm sick I will half-sleepwalk with no memory of things like that, particularly if I'm very tired. I don't sleepwalk, per se, but if I'm sick and slightly feverish, then I will forget what I do before I go to bed. The other thread is FREAKY. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 You are probably just completely exhausted. You know the kind of tired when your glasses end up in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 That thread became a real legal issue and the poster could no longer post about it. ETA: Not the thread itself, but the issue. That's a joke, right??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 That's a joke, right??? My guess was that it turned out to be a stalker or something, so there may have been a court case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 There's some time when you're half asleep that you can end up in sleep walking-like behavior. Basically you're partially asleep and you simply forget that period when you wake up. The way you forget what you're thinking about right before you fall asleep. Was the cord in or near the bathroom? Needing to urinate is one physical thing people often do half asleep. Usually we just lie there. I'm not a sleep walker but my mother would sometimes run into me on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night and I would not remember it the next day. You're in your own little world too. Reality doesn't make much of an intrusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Thank you all for the laughs! I'm seriously mystified and a little weirded out by the idea that I must have sleepwalked that night (though I'm even more weirded out by the idea of ninjas and aliens :leaving: ). That particular cord never leaves the bathroom, because we have no use for it anywhere else, so I don't know what I was thinking I needed it for! I've never done anything like this before, but hey, I turned 40 recently and all kinds of weird things are happening--suddenly I'm doing that thing where I can't read small print with my regular glasses on, and my hormones are all wacky, and I suddenly need naps. I guess I can just add sleepwalking into the "40 Stinks" bin! :lol: I remember that thread! That was scary. I'm dying to know what ended up happening, especially if there was legal action. That sounds like a good crazy neighbor story right there. Has anyone PMed CalicoKat recently to see if it ever got resolved? The idea of people in my house when I'm sleeping is one that terrifies me. We have an alarm system for that reason! Anyway, I'll be sure to notify everyone if this starts happening regularly :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Was the cord in or near the bathroom? Needing to urinate is one physical thing people often do half asleep. Usually we just lie there. I'm not a sleep walker but my mother would sometimes run into me on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night and I would not remember it the next day. You're in your own little world too. Reality doesn't make much of an intrusion. It WAS in the bathroom. It's possible that I got up to go, I guess, but the weird thing is that I'm a very light sleeper when I fall asleep on the couch (which is all too often). DH often gets up in the night to go, as does DD9, and that almost always wakes me. I don't know. Sleep is strange, I guess. It has to be sleepwalking (or wandering in a mostly unconscious state, anyway)--nothing else fits. I guess I'd better start making sure I put the alarm on at night in case I decide to try to go somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Okay ladies, please explain to me why hairbrushes disappear and appear in our house? We had a house inspection- Open house actually..... and we had the house spotless. Even cleaned under the beds etc.... No clutter- moved it all into the garage.... Afterwards, I showered and went to brush my hair, but couldn't find one brush anywhere! So I had to use a comb- Ouch! :sneaky2: Then next morning 2 appeared out of nowhere! :ohmy: Even my dc are starting to think this is phenomenon is strange. :smilielol5: It's happened quite a few times before. So do you think aliens are involved here as well? YIKES!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Okay ladies, please explain to me why hairbrushes disappear and appear in our house? We had a house inspection- Open house actually..... and we had the house spotless. Even cleaned under the beds etc.... No clutter- moved it all into the garage.... Afterwards, I showered and went to brush my hair, but couldn't find one brush anywhere! So I had to use a comb- Ouch! :sneaky2: Then next morning 2 appeared out of nowhere! :ohmy: Even my dc are starting to think this is phenomenon is strange. :smilielol5: It's happened quite a few times before. So do you think aliens are involved here as well? YIKES!!!! :lol: This happens here with brushes and nail clippers. No one can ever think where they last used one of these tools, yet they're never where they belong. And just when you finally get desperate enough to think, "OK, I need to go out and buy a new one," up pop several of the old ones. And you put them all where they belong, and your DH says, "Oh, hey, you found all the nail clippers!" And then they start disappearing again, one by one. And heaven forbid that, in desperation, you pull out the secret set of clippers or brush you keep in your travel bag, never to be touched so that you actually have them when you go on vacation. You'll never see those again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Ambien? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Ambien? Nope, no medication of any kind. It seems to have been that kind of experience though! It could be worse, my mom used to buy jewelry online when she was taking Ambien and not realize it until the packages came in the mail :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 :lol: This happens here with brushes and nail clippers. YES!!!!! Nail clippers and tweezers here! And heaven forbid that, in desperation, you pull out the secret set of clippers or brush you keep in your travel bag, never to be touched so that you actually have them when you go on vacation. You'll never see those again! Yep, inevitably, dh and I will share the location of our new, secret stash, and then those eventually disappear too. Seriously, though, I think my kids truly don't know where they are, and then when they find them, they realize, uh-oh, I might get in trouble, so they put them back when no one's looking. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I opt for the 40+ explanation. I am forever leaving papers and coffee mugs in weird places. I can misplace a mug in less than 30 seconds walking from one room to another, and it usually takes 10 minutes to find it again. If I can't seem to remember what I did walking from one end of the house to the other (while supposedly awake ;) ), it wouldn't surprise me that I may not remember getting up in the night. I also completely identify with the missing nail clippers. Hammers also seem to be a problem for my dh. They are much larger than nail clippers, but have super ninja skills to make themselves invisible when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I opt for the 40+ explanation. I am forever leaving papers and coffee mugs in weird places. I can misplace a mug in less than 30 seconds walking from one room to another, and it usually takes 10 minutes to find it again. If I can't seem to remember what I did walking from one end of the house to the other (while supposedly awake ;) ), it wouldn't surprise me that I may not remember getting up in the night. I also completely identify with the missing nail clippers. Hammers also seem to be a problem for my dh. They are much larger than nail clippers, but have super ninja skills to make themselves invisible when needed. I have this same problem with mugs and my cell phone...I lost my phone too many times to count this weekend. I absolutely could not remember where I put it. Repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I have this same problem with mugs and my cell phone...I lost my phone too many times to count this weekend. I absolutely could not remember where I put it. Repeatedly. And this is why I still have a landline...so I can phone myself to find my phone!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 And this is why I still have a landline...so I can phone myself to find my phone!! :D Hahaha. I had my oldest call me from the landline so I could run around the house listening for it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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