I was sharing this with someone and they said it's nice to know that seemingly well-functioning moms who supposedly "have it all together" just simply lose it like everyone else. (And by the way, I've decided that none of us really "have it all together." We all just do the best we can!)
I was in the kitchen this evening standing by the stove watching water boil. I kept thinking, "Why am I boiling this water?" I thought, "Was I cooking, going to sterilize something, getting ready for some experiment? If I was cooking, what was I cooking?" I went through various potential answers and none seemed "right."
I stood there for a good five minutes waiting for the revelation to come to me and finally I yelled to my husband, who was sitting in the living room. "Chris, do you have any idea why I would be boiling water on the stove?"
He said, "I have no idea, but a while ago Christopher asked you if he could have a boiled egg."
Suddenly it hit me - I had put the water in the pot, forgotten to add the eggs, and then I was standing there watching the water boil and couldn't remember why in the world I had put it there!!!
OH MY GOODNESS!!!
I sometimes compare myself to other moms and think, "Gee, if I could just be like them..." I think we all do that from time to time and I've had moms say this to me as well. I'm telling you, though... the next time you have a day when you think you're falling apart and you think you need to live up to someone else's standards, just remember that the other person may be standing in front of a stove of boiling water trying to figure out what in the world was supposed to go in it!
Have a great week,
Sonya - who is apparently experiencing early Alzheimer's or just having an incredibly stressful day
Comments
Dec. 11, 2007 - Funny, lol.
Posted by Mamabearof5
Very funny. I just had to let you know that I have been there and done that, lol. It happens to the best of us :0)
Dec. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Jocelyndixon
Awww,,,, I don't think you've lost your mind at all. You're just going to! lol ok, ok, just kidding. I had to say something (NOT) funny. lol
And, I sent you a messge (check your manager) since my email won't go through yours. lol
Love,
Jocelyn
Dec. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by blessinghill
Oh yes! I seem to be having more of those "moments" as time goes on. Kind of scary isn't it.
Dec. 17, 2007 - just a guest laughing with you
Posted by Anonymous
I had to laugh. There are so many times I walk into a room, look around, and then think - "why am I here?" It's pretty bad, too, because I have to literally retrace my steps to where I had been and try to figure out what I was thinking before I went to the other room in hopes of remembering why I went there. Sometimes that works....sometimes it doesn't. I think it's just a mom thing.