12 Things Only Directionally-Challenged People Know All Too Well
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12 Things Only Directionally-Challenged People Know All Too Well

The struggle of finding your way is very real.

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12 Things Only Directionally-Challenged People Know All Too Well
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Let's face it: We all know those people. The ones who aren't so great with verbal or written directions, or using maps, and they get lost too easily. If I'm being honest with myself, I'll admit I am one of those unfortunate souls. As my mother would say, I'm so bad with directions I wouldn't be able to find my way out of a paper bag. I'm not proud of it, but I've accepted the label, as I'm sure all my fellow directionally-challenged peers were also forced to do. Here are ten things those prone to getting lost cannot deny happen.

1. Getting asked for directions by strangers is incredibly stressful.

No, I don't know where 52 Main Street is. It's inevitable I will lead you to some dead end. LEAVE ME ALONE.

2. Remembering where you parked your car is a struggle.

So much time gets wasted. I sorta know the general area it should be in, but there's so many look-alike cars! How am I supposed to know it's exact location?!

3. Reading a map is nearly, if not completely, impossible.

You really want me to read that thing? Let's be honest: I can't read that thing. I'm probably holding it upside down.

4. When family and/or friends declare, "You can't miss it!"

Is that so? Well, I'll bet you good money a wrong turn will still end up being made.

5. You leave way earlier than you have to just to reach your destination.

You expected to get confused along the way. And ofcourse you still end up being at least a little bit late.

6. If you're in a group of people, you're never trusted as the navigator. You're not even in the passenger seat. You're as far back in the car away from the driver as possible.

You're a dutiful follower and proud of it.

7. Looking at mall directories is useless and disappointing.

You are HERE. Great, now how do I get to THERE?

8. If you're ever late somewhere, the first question you get asked upon arrival is, "Did you get lost?"

It's not my fault. The directions weren't clear.

9. When you know you have to go somewhere new, a place you've never been before, you literally MUST map out the route beforehand.

Substantial planning is involved and you'll make a wrong turn somewhere. But you'll eventually find your way.

10. When you ask someone for directions, it's guaranteed the information will go in one ear and out the other.

Retain and be able to follow the route? Yeah right.

11. When someone tells you to go X amount of miles after the light. This means nothing to you.

You have absolutely no sense of mileage whatsoever. Honestly, it would be more helpful if they told you to drive for the duration of four One Direction songs and then make a left.

12. GPS is a gift from the gods. Seriously, you don't know where you'd be without this.

(Probably dead in a ditch somewhere).

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