Mommy Brain. It's a real thing. Whether it's due to the hormones, the lack of sleep, or the brain-dessicating effects of 3 highly-verbal kids who need to ask questions every 23 seconds, Mommy Brain is a real life problem. And it can be seriously debilitating.
If you know me, you know I'm not one to only post Pinterest-worthy images of my daily life. I will not insist that raising 3, now 4, children is all sunshine and roses. I have no problem telling it like it is. I post pictures of laundry piles that swallow entire beds. Pictures of things in my house generally have chaos in the background. And at least one dog that probably is overdue for a grooming. I'm fine with admitting my failings, and frequent feelings of failure. So I'm sharing my biggest fail for the day to help you feel better about yourself.
Today's Mommy Brain Moment: I drove to the wrong dentist's office. I took myself for a scheduled cleaning. To our family's pediatric dentist. I figured it out before actually pulling into a parking spot. And the dentists are actually in the same town. I would have been on time if I'd gone to the right place. That's a huge accomplishment for me. But I would have failed part of the cognitive test I give my patients on a daily basis. Where am I? Oh crap. I'm not sure...
Yesterday's Mommy Brain Moment: I burned a pot of breastmilk. Huh? Yup. I did. I have to scald anything I pump because I make extra lipase, which makes the milk smell soapy. So I scald the milk briefly before freezing it away. The scalding takes only a few minutes. You can't walk away from the pot, because it heats up very quickly. So if you walk downstairs to do laundry and get distracted by other household stuff, you end up with a brown pot of what used to be 3 ounces of liquid gold. I didn't spill it, and I didn't cry over it. But I stupidly destroyed 3 ounces of preciousness that I'm carefully collecting to earn myself a child-free date night this Friday. Dang.
Tomorrrow's Mommy Brain Moment: It could be anything. Really. Anything's possible.
Hope your week is free of Mommy Brain Moments. Unfortunately, conditions are favorable in our household for many many more.
You are a super woman and to think less is crazy!!! You know just as well as I do that things will get better! Stay positive, laugh at these crazy moments and if you ever want a great mommy brain moment I can trump yours. Just remember you are amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteAt least you remembered that you had an appointment. I don't even have any teeny-tiny ones to deprive me of sleep and I still totally forgot my own checkup the other day until it was too late. But in my case, saying I had mommy-brain was really more of a convenient excuse for the natural forgetfulness I've always had. Just wait until I get older! Or maybe that will just be a new convenient excuse for a natural failing? At least it keeps me from getting too fed up with my children when they forget things, too.
ReplyDeleteKeep on keepin' on! Go mommies!