I was at the library Saturday and thought of a book I wanted to read but could not come up with the title. A call to Joseph for help sounded something like this:
"What's the name of that book that's written by that one guy? It's a classic, long, you've read it. They even made it into a movie starring what's his name. You know, the one I really like?"
I was dumbfounded when he couldn't figure out what I was describing. I finally came up with The Count of Monte Cristo on my own, but it took a looooong time.
Ever since having children I can't seem to remember anything. I used to have my whole week's schedule in my head and never missed a thing. Now if it's not on the calendar I'm toast. Simple words completely elude me all the time. At this rate I'm going to be 40 and not be able to remember my kid's names.
Joseph recently read a book that mentioned that during pregnancy certain parts of a woman's brain shrink considerably so that memory loss is a real thing. It said those areas aren't back to their normal size until your baby is 6 months old, either. So I've got a legitimate excuse for losing my mind, but I don't think mine ever comes back. With each child I lose more and more of it as it's slowly sucked through the umbilical cord and out with each nursing. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that if my children are smart one day you'll all know why. ;)
