I used to drive a lot as a

I used to drive a lot as a home health LCSW and learned how to read a Thomas Bros. guide pretty well. Still, I accepted that getting a bit out of the way (lost) was part of the territory sometimes. I'd find my way if I just relaxed.

I got to Connecticut 11 years

I got to Connecticut 11 years ago, and every time that I tried to get to somewere I got lost. My little nice and my 12 years son (always whit me) got to use it! and we made the best of it!-laughing and descovering new roads all the time. Now I know my way arround pretty well, buy very often I take unknown streets just to see were it'll take me... it is a sense of aventure that I enjoy very much.
Rosalba

Only 1 in 7500?

I am a lost soul. I always, always lose my car in parking lots, go out the wrong door from a shopping center, or end up on the backside of nowhere. Is it genetic? I don't know; I'd feel better if it were, but I think in part it's just that I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing. I also think we've gotten so busy that we've lost track of our surroundings. I read once about a Native American who said that if the sun rose in the west one day, most people would not even notice. So true, I think.

directions

I *do* think NYC can be really disorienting -- especially when you get off the subway in a new part of town. And my goal in life is to somehow master Greenwich Village, the most confusing part of this town.

I have an okay sense of

I have an okay sense of direction. Coming out of the subway in NY often blows it off course. But I don't worry too much about getting lost. Guess I don't have that gene!

Funny story: My mother, who has NO sense of direction, was once asked by a blind man for directions in NYC and gave them...only to realize a block away she'd told him to go the wrong way!

We went to a huge home/garden

We went to a huge home/garden show at the convention center recently, and each time we finished walking down an exhibit hall aisle, I got completely "lost." I guess it's because everything looked the same and there were pathways running up and down and across, but my DH could NOT stop laughing at me for getting turned around. I guess I should have noted some kind of touch point in the room to help me get my footing.

Then, again, I'm the one that did NOT get panicked during our scuba test when we had to navigate when visibility in the water was low. DH truly didn't know which was was UP, but I knew exactly where we were.

We've since developed an underwater charades signal that means I'm confused.

I'm lucky enough to have a

I'm lucky enough to have a great sense of direction. This may sound odd, but once I've been there, I can "feel" my way back. My new smartphone has a GPS that talks to me. I like it.

So there's a syndrome for

So there's a syndrome for what afflicts me? Who knew?

Just glad it's something I did not pass on to my son who has an excellent sense of direction & from a very young age, just like his dad.

My car is as old as my kid, so no GPS. But mapquest has helped take the stress out of getting somewhere new.

I think it may have more to

I think it may have more to do with your genes in other ways too. I've read research that men (so your hubby and sons) are better at finding their way around than women. But women are better at more in-depth navigations (think items in the fridge). Who knows...maybe you were just having an off night?

I've taken to filling up the notes section in my iPhone when I fear I might get lost/forget something.

Huh, I'll have to tell my

Huh, I'll have to tell my mother and younger brother about that. They can't find anything without OnStar! It's so interesting to learn about how we're built.