It’s real! Momnesia is just like it sounds; mommy amnesia. It is almost like I laid down to sleep (not that I got a decent amount of that beautiful sleep I almost can’t remember before having our wonderful daughter), but nonetheless it was “sleep”. I woke up and BOOM! What am I supposed to be doing? Did I already brush my teeth? Did I brush my daughter’s teeth? What day is it? We do it daily; ask “did I already do this?” Or what the heck am I doing in this room?
Some days I feel as though I’m failing at mommy hood but then I see my sweet daughters’ toys spread out EVERYWHERE or go into her magical room of mermaids and less clutter than my entire house and realize- I am doing all I can to survive and make sure she has the life that she deserves!
I don’t think it was as bad when I was pregnant or maybe because I can’t remember that I forgot so much during pregnancy. But, I truly feel like my mind is more mushier than that over ripened banana sitting on the counter top that I keep telling myself to either make something with or throw it out!
Like right this moment I just took a sip of my coffee that was made from my ever so easy Keurig and wouldn’t you know I burnt my entire mouth! WHY? b/c I felt as though I made it a while ago instead of just a few moments and BAM! Almost had to spit out my steaming hot coffee all over my office floor. Don’t worry I took it like a champ and swallowed the burning coffee so that I wouldn’t have even more of a mess to clean up for myself.
I currently only have one child and don’t know how other parents do it with more than one. I commend each parent, aunt, sibling, friend who is in anyway responsible for caring and looking after our children of the future! We all deserve more than a pat on the back because this is NOT easy.
Keep up the good work! You are doing great! You are powerful, loving, supportive and I wish I could give you a few extra hours of uninterrupted deep beautiful sleep. Maybe even a quiet trip to the bathroom where there isn’t a child knocking on, screaming for you or running in to see what you are up to. Only to find out you probably aren’t even doing anything but scrolling aimlessly through your emails or social media accounts trying to block out the real world just for a few seconds.
I’ll end you with the wise words or chords of DORY and my ever so supportive hubby, “JUST KEEP SWIMMING!”, “JUST KEEP SWIMMING!”. Sorry for the ear worm because if you know what I’m talking about you will be singing this for the next hour!
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Jan 22, 2019, 4:59:48 PM
Melissa Franklin - Emily~
It's so true! It definitely takes a village and then some;) It's always comforting to know that we're not alone and i'm not the only one hiding in the bathroom just for a few more seconds of sanity. Keep up the great job!
Jan 22, 2019, 12:03:19 PM
Emily - So true!!! I fell the mom brain mush too. I've taken daily medications twice because I couldn't remember if I took them the first time. I've forgotten what I was doing when I walked into the room. I've needed 5 minutes in the bathroom too. Mom life is so crazy! But... we're all in this together, and we're not alone. <3