Stupid me!
As I get older, I sometimes make the same mistake.
In spite of I bought it the other day, I bought one again. I didn't need two. I needed only one.
Despite I prepared the stuff in front of the front door inside that I needed to bring with me the next day, I forgot to bring it and went our. :-p
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Stupid me!
As I get older, I sometimes make the same mistakes.
Even though I bought something In spite of I bought it the other day, I find myself buying another one bought one again. I didn't need two, I needed only one.
Despite I prepared the stuff in front of the front door inside that I needed to bring with me the next day, I forgot to bring it and went our. :-p
Another mistake is when I prepare something and put it by the front door, only to find myself forgetting it when I go out!
I don't use the word despite often, "even though" is usually better in my experience, more of a simple term I suppose. I think changing your sentence so it says "Despite the fact that I prepared..." would make it grammatically correct.
Same with "in spite of," apparently (I didn't know this before) it can replace "despite." So the sentence looking like this would be better "In spite of me buying something the other day, ..." or "In spite of the fact that I bought something the other day, ..."
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I'm sorry to make you confused, ダニエルくん. m(_ _)m "In spite of I bought it the other day, I bought one again. I didn't need two. I needed only one." = 「年を取ると、時々同じミスをする。この前買った物をまた買う。２つも要らない。１つでいいのに。」 "Despite I prepared the stuff in front of the front door inside that I needed to bring with me the next day, I forgot to bring it and went out." = 「翌日持っていく物を玄関に用意しておいたのに、持って出るのを忘れる。」 Sometimes it's food, sometimes it's a stuff. I meant I put it inside, in the entrance hall.
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The last sentence is a little ambiguous. Are you talking about the same item as in the second sentence? Is it food? You prepared it and put it "in front of the front door," do you mean inside or out? I get a little lost with your Japanese version, not quite there yet :P
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I forgot to bring it and went our. => I forgot to bring it and went out.
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I mean, 「バカな私」年を取ると、時々同じミスをする。この前買った物をまた買う。２つも要らない。１つでいいのに。翌日持っていく物を玄関に用意しておいたのに、持って出るのを忘れる。orz
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