Jill Smokler, AKA Scary Mommy
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So, you’ve all heard of the so called “pregnancy brain,” right? It’s a totally valid condition; I’m an absolute space cadet when I’m expecting. It’s just par for the puke filled course. But, what’s it called when you are no longer pregnant, but still totally moronic? Child-induced stupidity? Just plain stupidity? Honey, the children ate my brain? Whatever the hell it is, I’ve got it and it’s getting worse by the day.
Perhaps the most illustrative example was last week when I asked my thirteen year old neighbor if she had children. (In my defense, she really looked older and I was all flustered because Penelope almost ate her dog when she came over to introduce herself. The good news is that she babysits. The bad news? She was busy this weekend. Attending the Bat Mitzvah of her best friend. Whoops.)
I sent my mother to Lily’s class last Friday for Grandparent’s Day. She took the day off from work, slept over the night before and got all dressed up, only to be told that she was early. By a week. (Double whoops.)
But it doesn’t end there… I am completely unable to remember Lily’s teacher’s name. People ask me and I go blank. It’s Nancy, but when I’m put on the spot, I simply cannot remember. Last night, we were sweetly invited to the home of some school parents for dinner. There were several other couples there and in making conversation, I asked a man if he lived in the neighborhood. Considering he was the owner of the house, the answer was yes. Not surprisingly.
I could go on all night, but I’ll spare you. Suffice it to say that I’m pretty much a mess. But, I swear I wasn’t always like this. Or, maybe I was and I just can’t remember. The kids seem to have eaten the memory part of my brain along with the smarts. At least they left my body in the shape they found it. Or, not.
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Ha…classic! I can’t even remember some of the dumb crap I said when I was pregnant…yes, my brain has rotted even further from the twins. The 13-year old and the owner of the house…awesome. I’m sure you were able to help them laugh it off!
.-= Rebecca´s last blog ..Babysitter =-.
A question: does it worsen with the amount of kids? Because if so, two is enough.
My brain is so pregnant that I sometimes adress the cat as I would my daughter and my daughter as I would the cat (‘Down Attila, no climbing the stairs, down A… Oh’).
Yes, I would say it does worsen. Which is why I will never have a forth.
Thank heavens – someone else not only has it but admits to it as well!!
2 kids – no brain! Somewhere my science degree is floating along but I doubt I could pull any of it to the surface.
My Mom tells me it comes back around the time the kids turn 20. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad.
M
.-= Mishelle´s last blog ..Arrrrggggghhhhh =-.
Snorting with laughter. My Mommy brain is in such advanced state of rot & decay that I can’t even think of a stupid thing I’ve said. Which I do daily, so …
But I can confirm that I am online to send pictures to son’s preschool for Mother’s Day project – pics were only due TWO EFFIN’ MONTHS AGO.
.-= Kirsten´s last blog ..John Cusack, The Boss, and Ex-Boyfriends: Part II =-.
I’ve heard it referred to as “Mommy Brain”, too. Not that I have any personal experience with the condition. I have 5 children and I’m still lightning quick. ;)
.-= Rachel´s last blog ..Are You There, God? It’s Me, Fourth Grade Parent =-.
Yep, kids are brain-suckers. I think at some point they know it too, which makes it even worse. My older boys find great amusement out of the fact that I constantly ask where the baby is… only to realize he’s sitting in my lap.
Hilarious. And so true. And I even have the added bonus of being really effing stupid AND completely uncoordinated. I can barely put one foot in front of the other anymore without falling over.
Have you tried doing a cartwheel since you had children? Terrifying.
.-= Cindy S´s last blog ..Hurry Up and Slow Down =-.
Considering that I had zero coordination before children, no, I have not attempted a cartwheel. I would surely end up dead or in a coma.
I insist that I lost 1/3 of my brain with the birth of each child. Thank goodness I stopped at two.
.-= TheKitchenWitch´s last blog ..EEK! It’s Big! And Green! =-.
I feel you! I have the short term memory of a goldfish. Once I was at an alumni event and I introduced myself to this guy. We chatted for a bit and then I went to talk to other people. A half hour later I introduced myself to someone only to have him say “I know. We met already. I just took my nametag off” Yeah. It was the same guy I’d talked to before. Whoops.
And I don’t have ANY kids.
.-= Molly´s last blog ..One year =-.
HA!! I have SO done that. Totally his fault for taking the name tag off.
I am crying I’m laughing so hard thinking about you asking the owner of the house if he lived in the neighborhood.
I am totally with you- the kids do eat your brains. Or perhaps our minds are just numb from too many episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba… either way I’m glad I’m not the only one to do stuff like this!
.-= Jayme´s last blog ..Ryan vs The Baby Pool =-.
Oh girl, thank you. Thank you for showing me that I am NOT alone. I thought I was the only one that lost any sort of brain capacity. Seriously. Especially when I was working full time! I could write a post about how much I had forgotten whilst working.
Suffice it to say, I am not made for working full time out side of the home. I remember things much better like, now that I am doing my own thing.
Again, I thank you.
xoxo
.-= BlissfulBabe´s last blog ..It’s Fabulous Friday! =-.
On number 5, I swear it’s a miracle I didn’t loose a kid in the process! It was so bad, my whole family, in laws included, jumped in to be daily reminders! I had full on conversations where times and details were agreed upon and the next day…ummm, what did you say? It does come back, I’m happy to say…probably just in time for menopause!
.-= LoveFeast Table´s last blog ..Fancy Friday Lemon Zest =-.
Fantastic post. Had me laughing out loud. And I agree, what us moms have is a valid condition it has just yet to be diagnosed. And, whatever the diagnoses might be, it gets multiplied with every child you have. xo
My kids tease me about my “memory loss”… they can’t believe I forget the simplest things. I tell them if they had to remember just HALF of all the stuff that I do, they’d lose their minds, too.
.-= Shannon´s last blog .."A good book… =-.
Just know that you are not alone. I suffer from this aliment too. In fact, I caused me to forget to get Hayden from the bus.
.-= Jen´s last blog ..Not as Simple as Flushing a Toilet =-.
LM (Love Muffin) always says that “Each Boy costs you a third of your brain. And she had three.
.-= lceel´s last blog ..Monday Meanders 4-26 =-.
I am of the philosophy that you give birth to your memory when you have children – I’m just sayin!!
Luckily, I never had a memory to begin with… so I’m not missing anything! :)
.-= Lynn from For Love or Funny´s last blog ..I’m just a heartbeat away from an affair =-.
I write everything down in my planner, not that it helps. I am still running in circles trying to figure out where the hell I am SUPPOSE to be. I always think the other parents must be shaking their heads and secretly laughing at me. From reading all the comments, I now know I am not alone!!
Fantastic. Misery loves company! :)
.-= heide´s last blog ..CEimB: Grilled Zucchini yadda yadda yadda =-.
I tell people all the time that I donated all my good brain cells to my kids. My worst instance of Mommy Brain was running into a friends husband and forgetting that friends name, twice, during the conversation. It was on the tip of my tounge the whole time I just couldn’t spit it out, nor could I shut up.
as long as my kids become really awesome people that get paid really well so I can have a fantastic nursing home when I suffer from full blown dementia, I am happy to donate to the cause.
.-= Sarah´s last blog ..The Tactless Wonder, a One Woman Show =-.
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
What?
No?
Oh.
.-= Marinka´s last blog ..Arranged =-.
Laughing my head off about the 13 year old neighbor and her ‘kids’ : ) Sooooo funny! Sadly, many of the 13 and 14 year olds I work with really are pregnant. It breaks my heart. I am glad your mother got to have an extra sleepover : )
Well I don’t have any children. Quick, think of an excuse for me! Maybe I better get some kids and fast! Can I claim boyfriends?
LOL, yes. They suck everything out, too.
So glad to hear that I’m not the only one! I always beat myself up about being one of the few working moms in my 6 YO’s class. I am constantly frazzled when it comes to the 200 things that I have to send in, show up for or make for what ever in the world that week brings. I have said it a million times. I need an assistant for school..you know the way Kendra (E! show) has an assistant for ..well I have no idea. Yep I’m a hot mess right with you and only have 2 kids so there you’ve got it more together than I do!
.-= angryworkingmom´s last blog ..You know what I hate…? =-.
You are not alone. The twins have seperate teachers Mrs.McGrann and Mrs. Gillen.
Of course I call both their teachers Mrs. McGillen. To their face. Their first names, not a clue.
I think of our ability to manage it all as a bucket, it overflows. Then you get the mommy brain.
I need a wife.
.-= Betsy´s last blog ..You can be a Streaming Media GOD! Wii-Netflix =-.
I am always saying that I need a wife. That would solve pretty much all of my problems.
Bean – I love you dearly, but you have always had an element of this. Case in point, spending 2 decades in your home town and still not knowing directions around it/getting lost in it. And it wasn’t a big town.
You think it was bad then? It’s a billion times worse now. And I’m still using my car’s navigation to find the highway. It’s about 3 turns away.
I don’t want to call it just “Mommy Brain” as my boss swears he has it too after his three kids. Somehow he doesn’t seem as disheveled and brain dead as I am most of the time so maybe it is just a different level of crazy.
I like to think that it is just because a big part of my brain is now occupied with thinking for another person.
.-= Carrie´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: Yaaaaaay Peyton! =-.
I’m exactly the same way. I’m lucky if I can even get my brain to work most days. It’s sad, and I only have one kid. I’m afraid to think about what will happen when we have more.
.-= Allison´s last blog ..I Heart Smiles =-.
you are not alone!! a week ago i FINALLY got out of the house by myself….to food shop of course and i was at a red light behind a porsch with all the bells and whistles (if it had been dark i was sure there would be a neon purple glow coming from under the car). the light turns green and the porsche doesn’t move. i’m thinking, ‘c’mon PORSCHE — as i’m sitting in an ancient blazer’ and start to beep. it is only AFTER i’ve beeped a half a dozen times that i realize…..the car doesn’t say “porsche” across the back…..its says “POLICE”!!! needless to say, all those lights weren’t just for looks.
Isn’t mommy brain just as real as pregnancy brain?
(That’s what I tell myself anyway!)
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This. is. classic. Yes, our kids do steal our bodies and our brains.
Next? It will be our wallets.
.-= Theta Mom´s last blog ..Scentsy Review and Giveaway =-.
Ha ha, too funny! It’s so bad when those incidents start to pile up and the regular players in your life, like mother and husband, never let you forget. You really start to wonder how you made it through college or ever got a job?!
I totally agree. I can’t even remember my children’s names half the time! But my 8-year-old thinks I’m even stupier than I do. Apparently I’m not even smart enough to do 2nd grade math.
The move did not help you…I suffer for this condition and it was much much worse after we moved. Things died in the memory part of that thingy inside my skull. I recommend calling all the kids in the neighborhood “pal”..that way you can’t screw-up their names. I also recommend giving your kids a number ie. oldest is 1… and the dog is just dog now. Also “thingy” is perfectly acceptable when describing any word/object/person you cannot remember. Not to worry you are not alone!
.-= Kathryn´s last blog ..Our drive through Baltimore and Stalking as a Family =-.
I am just happy that I’ve not forgotten a child… yet.
Friends, which we INVITED over to OUR HOME? I blanked on their names when I (tried to) introduced them to my dad. Awesome. Haven’t heard from them since.
.-= Alex´s last blog ..My First Vlog Or Two Secrets For The Price Of One Video =-.
That? Is awesome. Totally made me feel better.
All I have to say is that at least your Mommy Brain allows you to remember the stupid things you do! I can’t remember shit! Glad I am not alone…
.-= Rachel´s last blog ..Recipe of the Week: Whole Wheat Orzo with Shrimp & Asparagus =-.
Honestly, I get like that too. It’s awful because we just moved & started at a new church, but I can’t remember anyone’s names that we’ve met. I hate this. Do I need ginko?
.-= S Club Mama´s last blog ..about my kids =-.
Honey, you are not alone. I think kids suck the life force out of you during pregnancy and then feed on what’s left of your brain after that. Throw peri-menopause on top of all that (that’s our punishment for waiting so long to have kids) and it’s a recipe for. . . now what was I talking about?
.-= mom, interrupted´s last blog ..Ban This =-.
–>I have an excellent memory. At least I used to til I got pregnant and have a small child now. I can go to the grocery store with a list and still forget something.
.-= WebSavvyMom´s last blog ..Flashback Friday (Part 54) – The Bachelorette Party =-.
Jill, sending my mom a week early for grandparent’s day sounds like something I would do. Did I tell you that I arrived at Necco’s chorus concert last week at 9:40…50 minutes early? Sounds good except for the little fact that I thought the concert started at 9:30. Ugh!
.-= Lolli´s last blog ..I Heart Smiles =-.
I swear to god, it’s the third kid that pushes you over the edge.
I remember having a brain before the third kid. Now? Nope. Nor a working bladder. It’s really a good thing my third is so dang cute.
.-= Issa´s last blog ..For the love of a good book =-.
I so miss having a working bladder. Sigh.
i’m with you on this 100%. my only kid is a year old, and i swear to god i’m at least 30% dumber than before i had her. ask me what time it is? suddenly i can’t read my watch. aww she’s so cute – how old is your daughter? i stand there stammering, and blink slowly… what’s the name of my blog? um, something about wordpress, and, or, something. yeah, it’s bad. throw in a bad night of sleep or being flustered over something with the baby, and i’m about two steps above a monkey in my cognitive skills. maybe it gets better with time? i fucking hope so!
cheers!
frig. i hear you. i have a 14, 10 and 1.5 year old. i get to be stupid in every age and stage of motherhood right now.
Fix and I have BOTH lost our watches since Louisa was born. So not only do we say dumb things, we are also late(r?) to everything!
.-= Rachel´s last blog ..Hospital Gown =-.
Nooo! Stories like this petrify me, as I’m already scatter-brained and fear that once I have childen I’ll devolve into something they’ll have to take care of.
.-= Megan (Best of Fates)´s last blog ..Enron =-.
I had to laugh after reading this. I think that mothers (and fathers) all have “mommy brain” whether we admit it or not. We are so busy, and a lot of us are still lacking sleep b/c of something. It happens. Incidently, I had a short term memory problem before I had kids due to being hit by a car and having head trauma. So I just tell everyone I am eccentric and leave it at that. It is kind of amusing because many people treat me like I am a dumb blonde, and then when I show I am actually pretty bright, they kind of get scared. It’s fun:)
.-= Lesa Rumbalski´s last blog ..Twitter: A newbie’s perspective =-.
Love it! I have the same thing and I’m a Dad… It is tottaly weird and I can’t explain it. I was good with names, remembering what groceries we needed et. – It’s all down the drain since we became parents. I don’t know what happened, but Dad’s have this too. :-)
I cannot stop laughing. You asked a 13 year old if she has kids?
Oh my gosh. Thank you for this today. I think you just made my week.
.-= angie´s last blog ..Twitter. Ah, Twitter. =-.
You see, I’m even losing my capability to write… It’s “totally” and “etc.” of course!
This is awesome! I keep a calendar and need it hourly/daily to keep me updated as to my goings on. I only have one child. I don’t know what my mind would be like if I had more. I would probably be an absolute mess!!!
.-= Melissa´s last blog ..monday minute. =-.
Fear not, Jill. Science is on your side! ;-)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-03-03-momnesia_N.htm
This is truly hilarious and so relateable :)
.-= Priscilla-wheelchair Mommy´s last blog ..Momma Zooms book =-.
I just assumed my brain cells got sucked out while I breast fed my two kids. And then we’ve got menopause to look forward to. No lack of opportunities to lose it. No wonder historically there were more women than men in institutions.
I keep thinking I need to sign up for calculus or something at a local community college. Like neuron boot camp (reboot?) for my mommy brain.
.-= Stacia´s last blog ..Bragging Rights =-.
Three children, and – did you forget – you just moved houses! I think there’s a clinical name for it, PMSD, postmove stress disorder…
That’s true, I think it was the move that pushed me over the edge.
.-= Scary Mommy´s last blog ..I’m not really an idiot, I just have 3 children =-.
I would love to write a pithy and thoughtful response, but I can muster neither the pith nor the thought to do so. Which means that I can obviously relate to this post!
The Chalupa hasn’t started school yet so my mental decline has been kept relatively isolated, but come September the idiot must enter the village.
Fortunatey, I have performed some highly technical research that reveals it’s a glass of wine that keeps dementia at bay – not crossword puzzles.
I am totally empathizing with you. Totally. It is so frustrating, but so nice to hear you going through the same thing. My husband doesn’t know what to do with me sometimes. I may make him read your post! Ha. I also feel like I haven’t always been this way, but maybe I have??…
.-= Liz´s last blog ..Just Scratch Those Comments That I Made Below =-.
You’ll never believe what I did today. I…thinking it was the 29th of April…went off and wrote an entire blog about how time has flown by and my baby is now 18 mo old! Well hell…why don’t I just make it fly a little faster!! IT’S NOT THE 29TH YET!!
Embarrassing!!
How’s that for a crazy minded mommy moment?!
Megan
http://reddirtandcrazy.blogspot.com/
.-= Megan´s last blog ..How Can It Be? =-.
Ok, so what’s my excuse? I have one son and he’s 16? Doesn’t it wear off after a while?
.-= theprincessblogger´s last blog ..Teresa =-.
lately, i’m finding myself in the same situation more often. i was talking to the hubby recently about who among the hollywood stars have beautiful teeth. for the life of me, i couldnt remember the name of the actress who played phoebe in CHARMED (it’s alyssa milano).
i only have one child. damn.
.-= cheri´s last blog ..joyful, joyful! =-.
After spending an always chaotic dinner at your house, an event I really do treasure and love, I am amazed you remember much of anything at all—a whole lotta action goin’ on! By the way, grandparents day really is this Friday, right? xo
.-= mom´s last blog ..I’m not really an idiot, I just have 3 children =-.
so sadly true. It’s just too much work to be right.
.-= Alexandra´s last blog ..LOL =-.
I used to be a little bit flaky. Now I’m a whole box of frosted corn flakes – sweet, but an enormous flake nonetheless.
I still haven’t quite gotten over the numerous times my mother forgot to pick me up from school, but at least now that I have my own 3 children, I’m beginning to understand how it happened.
.-= Cranky Sarah´s last blog ..9 years 11 months =-.
This is an absolutely valid condition. I experience it daily.
.-= Lindsay @ Just My Blog´s last blog ..My Grumpy Girls =-.
I have two kids and I don’t even try to be smart anymore. My mind is always going blank and I am always forgetting stuff. Sometimes I think it is nothing more than a damn miracle that I can get to work everyday.
.-= This Mama Works It!´s last blog ..3 Resources That Were Essential To The Launch of My Blog =-.
Funny read, and I can totally relate.
I thought I was the only one! And I’m clumsy too.
.-= Melanie´s last blog ..The Life of the Party =-.
Here’s how gone my brain is half the time: when I read your post, I tried to consider whether I could remember my son’s kindergarten teacher’s name. And it occurred to me that I’m not even sure I *ever knew it.*
You are so not alone in this.
I have no kids and still can’t remember stuff. Sigh.
Probably because my brain is thinking of so many projects all at once! :)
um, my kids are 10 and 8 and i still have “child-induced stupidity.” at 42, i’m thinking that i will slide ride into dementia quite nicely.
um, my kids are 10 and 8 and i still have “child-induced stupidity.” at 42, i’m thinking that i will slide right into dementia quite nicely.
I’ve already accepted the fact that this will never ever go away. As if us moms don’t have enough to deal with!
.-= Adventuroo´s last blog ..My New Official Title =-.
I think it’s the sleep deprivation that is killing your memory, you posted this at 5 AM!!! how about some sleep?!?! Your last story about asking the owner if he lives in the neighborhood is hysterical, you could be in one of those “wanna get away” southwest commercials.
To give you some credit, many 13 year olds do look (and dress) like they’re in their mid-20′s. Yikes!
I think most of us moms are with you. I don’t remember the names of anyone. I even have a problem remembering certain family members! It’s safe to say that just like my slender thighs and smaller shoe size, 10% of my brain cells are just another thing I said goodbye to when I became a mom.
-Aimee
.-= Aimee @ Ain’t Yo Mama’s Blog´s last blog ..The Children Of Afghanistan =-.
Thank you for making me laugh. But, even more? Thank you for writing this post in such a matter-of-fact way. This is reality. Kid-induced memory loss and, sometimes, total incompetence. I am right there with you.
.-= Momalom Jen´s last blog ..Dishing out the Five for Ten details =-.
My mum once asked a really, really famous person: “So, what do you do?”
They were a little taken aback!
.-= Nan´s last blog ..On Forestry =-.
i think mommy brain is worse than pregnancy brain. I am doing dumb things all the time and just cant seem to walk out of the house with everything I’m supposed to have with me!
.-= Joy´s last blog ..Project Life Tuesday: Week 16 =-.
It doesn’t take three kids to get it. I only have two and when I pick up prescriptions for them the pharmacist always asks me to confirm their birthdays. I always draw a blank for a few seconds. Last time was so bad, she asked what my relationship was to the children whose medicine I was picking up!!
.-= Fran´s last blog ..Do You Want Your Child to Follow in Your Footsteps? =-.
Yeah, the brain left along with the body….
.-= Alexandra´s last blog ..LOL =-.
Well, if it makes you feel any better, I cannot for the life of remember if I have alreayd commented on this post of yours, so here I go, hopefully not for a second time! Also, just so you know, I am JUST like you! I forget EVERYTHING. I get so worried sometimes, thinking about the things I am probably forgetting! Argh! It is far worse than pregnancy brain, what we have.
Also, this post is freaking hilarious. Especially the part of asking the home owner if he lives in the area. In his own house. OMG. Did you blame the alcohol? ;)
I call it 3rd child syndrome. Once I had that 3rd one my brain left the building!
.-= Mom Taxi Julie´s last blog ..Somethings should maybe not be DIY =-.
Dude.
I am speaking at Blogging Boot camp on the 1st. I was carpooling and leaving on the 29th. I have a huge performance on the 30th.
You?
Are NOT ALONE.
xo
.-= Loralee´s last blog ..Swimsuit photos: I want to love my legs but at this point I will settle for not beating them up and getting myself charged with a hate crime. =-.
This is just one reason I love blogging: I learn that I am not alone!
When I turned 40 they replaced my brain with a cantaloupe or maybe it was a colander. Either way information leaks out of me with frightening speed.
.-= Jack´s last blog ..The People You Love Most =-.
For the Little Man’s first doctor visit, I showed up without a diaper bag. Or even an extra diaper stashed in my back pocket. Or a drool rag.
For the second doctor visit, I got the Little Man and I up, bathed/showered, dressed, and at the doctor’s office 5minutes and 1 day early.
And that’s just with one kid. And a husband. But I think the husband totally counts.
we call this… Motherhood Induced Idiocy
I sit my kids for a meal and I say okay lunch, I mean dinner, I mean snack, I mean breakfast time. No kidding. And they are three. I mean, does this condition just keep going or what? I could go on and on and on with these symptoms of sponteneous garbage that spews forth because of lack of focus, or too much to focus on.
Oh, thank you for making me laugh to myself. You are so not alone. I call it “Mommy Brain” and I have it. I have it bad! It can be so frustrating.
I actually wrote a short post on it stating:
Mental Note for Mommy…
The moment you have a child, your memory gets thrown out the window.
.-= Nicole@ModernStyleMama´s last blog ..Simply the Best Pancake Recipe – Monday Recipe Mission =-.
It’s the third kid that does it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get better as they get older. I swear they suck the brains out of us. When we were cleaning out files, I read one of my gradate school papers. I looked at my husband and said, “OMG, I used to be really smart.”
Nothing more to add than that.
I’m a little late on this one, but hilarious! We met the hubs at the mall for lunch a few weeks ago. He went to one establishment to order and I told him what I wanted and then took the two little kids over to Chic-fil-a to get them food. We waited in line, the cashier finally asked us what we anted, I ordered their kids meals and a meal for myself. I didn’t even realize that I had placed two orders for myself until we met at the table.
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I have a fridge magnet, it has a Saturday Evening Post type picture on it of a Mom with babe in arms and 2 other kidlets looking at her from the stairs in the background. It reads: “I had a mind once. Now I have small children.”
’nuff said…
i was going to comment. but i forgot what i was going to say.
(yes. i have 3 children. why do you ask?)
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Funny stuff!! But I am wondering what my excuse could be. I have not been pregnant for a long time… and yet? Yeah, feel like an idiot sometimes! :)
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My kids are 24, 18, 13, and 9. I have stood in the middle of the kitchen for more ten minutes, like a statue, as if my brain had powered down, just waiting for the universe to remind me what the hec I was about to do… oh yeah, get the dinner plates out of the fridge, and the milk out of the dish cabinet: the results of my previous brain lapse.
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I only have one and I feel this way, can’t imagine how I’d be with three. Did I mention I only have one?
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Fuck, I love your blog!! (OK..that was in direct reference to our Twitter exchange of earlier on the merits of that fabulous word!). But seriously, I love your blog. As a mother of one, now 18, I wish your blog had been around when I was early mothering. Spock just didn’t quite to it for me. But I’ll catch up now…does retroactive parenting work?
Sooo sooo glad to read this, my stupidity has escalated to new extremes , I have 4 kids and yes to other posts it get’s worse with each child . And-the looks u get from the together perfect mum’s , who I sware have nana living full time in spare room and running theire diary for them lol,
Till the day my brain returns I shall continue on my embarrassing road of bimbo moments :)
Yeah. I’m screwed. Memory of about 5 minutes lol. After that, well, you’re on your own kid. It’s your fault anyway lol.
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Hah, I can only imagine what that makes me..I have 7 children, ranging in ages from 16 to 2, and there are days when even my 2 year old looks at me oddly. Like, “Bring me the book/shirt/blanket…oh heck, YOU know what I mean! Just bring that **** thing here before I get really mad!
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