Having Kids Makes You Forget Things

by Ed

Almost three weeks ago I was driving to work and was listening to the radio. I song came on and my head started bobbing and my foot started tapping. In other words, I was jamming. An old favorite of mine was playing and I just couldn’t get enough. I knew that I needed to download it from iTunes as soon as I got in the office.

Pulled into the corporate parking lot, got my briefcase and couldn’t remember the song.

Couldn’t remember the tune, the beat, the words, nothing……

I sometimes call my work voicemail and leave a message if I want to remember something, but this song was so good how could I forget.

Easy, It’s the parent factor.

Ever since having kids I easily forget some of the simplest things…..

This memory lapse bothered me the rest of the day and moved into weeks.

This really started to bother me because since it was an older song, chances were that it would be a long time before I hear it again.

Finnally………after three weeks I heard it again last night.

Young MC—Bust A Move

Thank God!!!!!

Now if I can just remember my password for iTunes.

2 comments

1 Lisa { 03.24.08 at 9:06 am }: There was an article somewhere on this recently. The disease you have is called “momnesia.”
2 Keith { 03.29.08 at 1:53 pm }: I think we have to remember so much important parenting junk that our brains sort out the not so vital stuff, like Young MC. I wanted to order a CD from Amazon (iTunes is too much technology for me) and I can’t for the life of me remember which one, or if it was even for me.