Comments on: Mommy brain — now with more Y chromosomes! http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/ Parenting, Politics and News for the Perfectly Challenged Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:43:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: SAHMmy Says http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-116045 SAHMmy Says Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:57:50 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-116045 Funny! I could get some serious mileage out of a story like this if my focused husband ever slipped up! In our home, Mommy Brain is reserved for the Mommy. Funny! I could get some serious mileage out of a story like this if my focused husband ever slipped up! In our home, Mommy Brain is reserved for the Mommy.

]]> By: Kelly Reising http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-114549 Kelly Reising Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:10:24 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-114549 You are a girl Prescott--it's ok though. I have decided to not ever make any food for her Kindergarten class. The whole peanut alergy thing is much more than I can take. Kindergarten is aparently life or death. Freakin weird. I might have to pull her and put in in Montissori. :) K You are a girl Prescott–it’s ok though. I have decided to not ever make any food for her Kindergarten class. The whole peanut alergy thing is much more than I can take. Kindergarten is aparently life or death. Freakin weird. I might have to pull her and put in in Montissori.
:) K

]]> By: anthromomma http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-114044 anthromomma Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:39:24 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-114044 [quote comment="112872"]Seriously? What's the matter with you people? I may have my faults, but at least they're not that, lol.[/quote] Yeah, but at least I make chocolate cake from scratch. :) [quote comment="112872"]Seriously? What’s the matter with you people? I may have my faults, but at least they’re not that, lol.[/quote]
Yeah, but at least I make chocolate cake from scratch. :)

]]> By: Allison http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-114023 Allison Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:44:11 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-114023 What a scary feeling! OK, here's another dumb thing I did just last momth. My son's school had a half-day so the teachers could have a work day. I knew it was a half day because my friend's son who's in kindergarten wasn't supposed to go to school because of the half day. Well, she dropped him off at a friend's house and we were supposed to go shopping, and leave at noon. I thought 3 1/2 hours is plenty of time! Well while we were out, the school called my cell phone, and I thought 'Oh my gosh, I hope nothing bad happened.' Well the secretary on the phone said "Hi This is Joyce at the Elem. school." "Yeah. OK. Hi." "It's a half day today. K's waiting for you." ...braing thinking. brain calculating.... "FUUUUUUUUU----- I am SO Sorry!!!!!" I knew it was a half day, but that's as far as my braing thought. It forgot to continue with, "....SO DON'T FORGET TO BE THERE AT 12:30 TO GET HIM!!!!!" Luckily my friend's MIL was able to take him home to her house til I got there. Poor kid was waiting in the school office for a total of 45 min by the time she came. But as I passed the school on my way to get him, I saw a man walking to a car in the school driveway and I thought 'Oh pleeease let that be a dad who forgot his kid, too!!!!!' What a scary feeling!
OK, here’s another dumb thing I did just last momth. My son’s school had a half-day so the teachers could have a work day. I knew it was a half day because my friend’s son who’s in kindergarten wasn’t supposed to go to school because of the half day. Well, she dropped him off at a friend’s house and we were supposed to go shopping, and leave at noon. I thought 3 1/2 hours is plenty of time! Well while we were out, the school called my cell phone, and I thought ‘Oh my gosh, I hope nothing bad happened.’ Well the secretary on the phone said
“Hi This is Joyce at the Elem. school.”
“Yeah. OK. Hi.”
“It’s a half day today. K’s waiting for you.”

…braing thinking. brain calculating….

“FUUUUUUUUU—– I am SO Sorry!!!!!”
I knew it was a half day, but that’s as far as my braing thought. It forgot to continue with, “….SO DON’T FORGET TO BE THERE AT 12:30 TO GET HIM!!!!!”
Luckily my friend’s MIL was able to take him home to her house til I got there. Poor kid was waiting in the school office for a total of 45 min by the time she came.
But as I passed the school on my way to get him, I saw a man walking to a car in the school driveway and I thought ‘Oh pleeease let that be a dad who forgot his kid, too!!!!!’

]]> By: Sherry http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-113981 Sherry Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:04:48 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-113981 HA! This might make you feel better. Usually I take my oldest to school and pick her up at the end of the day and since my husband is usually working at those times, I take my youngest too. On occasion, he's NOT working and I'll leave the youngest at home with him just to make life easier, especially if she's still sleeping or the weather is crappy. I can not tell you how many times I've been halfway there or home and had a total panic attack thinking I had left the toddler in the school yard or left her sleeping in our home all alone. Then, just as my heart is about to burst right out of my throat, I remember she's with my husband. DUH. HA!

This might make you feel better. Usually I take my oldest to school and pick her up at the end of the day and since my husband is usually working at those times, I take my youngest too.

On occasion, he’s NOT working and I’ll leave the youngest at home with him just to make life easier, especially if she’s still sleeping or the weather is crappy. I can not tell you how many times I’ve been halfway there or home and had a total panic attack thinking I had left the toddler in the school yard or left her sleeping in our home all alone. Then, just as my heart is about to burst right out of my throat, I remember she’s with my husband. DUH.

]]> By: Allison http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-113630 Allison Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:04:56 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-113630 I've done something almost similar to that before. I let my son ride his bike to preschool one day, and we parked it next to the main door. But then, I was in town and rushing to pick him up and we got in the car and left the bike there without even realizing it. The next morning we were getting ready to go to school again, and I went outside and freaked out "Damn it! Somebody stole his bike!" I was so pissed. I called Dh "This freakin' crime-ridden town! We need to move!" But then I was oh-so embarrassed when we got to school in the car and saw a very familiar bike sitting next to the main door..... I’ve done something almost similar to that before. I let my son ride his bike to preschool one day, and we parked it next to the main door. But then, I was in town and rushing to pick him up and we got in the car and left the bike there without even realizing it. The next morning we were getting ready to go to school again, and I went outside and freaked out “Damn it! Somebody stole his bike!” I was so pissed. I called Dh “This freakin’ crime-ridden town! We need to move!”
But then I was oh-so embarrassed when we got to school in the car and saw a very familiar bike sitting next to the main door…..

]]> By: Rita http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-112872 Rita Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:41:34 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-112872 Seriously? What's the matter with you people? I may have my faults, but at least they're not that, lol. Seriously? What’s the matter with you people? I may have my faults, but at least they’re not that, lol.

]]> By: anthromomma http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-112837 anthromomma Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:34:01 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-112837 I have done this twice in the past six months. Once I walked home from the train station (right past my car in the commuter lot), and just last week we walked home from a neighborhood restaurant after having driven there. We won't even talk about the number of times I've locked myself out of the house taking the boy to or picking him up from the bus stop... I have done this twice in the past six months. Once I walked home from the train station (right past my car in the commuter lot), and just last week we walked home from a neighborhood restaurant after having driven there. We won’t even talk about the number of times I’ve locked myself out of the house taking the boy to or picking him up from the bus stop…

]]> By: Rita http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-112768 Rita Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:43:21 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/10/04/mommy-brain-now-with-more-y-chromosomes/#comment-112768 LOL. How very WAHDish of you, though. A WAHM! would never make that misake, becasue we'd still have our keys in our hands when we handed over the fruit salad. Seriously, ask around. LOL. How very WAHDish of you, though. A WAHM! would never make that misake, becasue we’d still have our keys in our hands when we handed over the fruit salad. Seriously, ask around.

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