Mom Brain

Episode 3

I’ve never been roofied before, or at least I don’t think I have… If I have, I don’t remember…Anyways, back to my point. I’ve never been roofied before, but I assume it’s a lot like studying with “mom brain” because I can’t remember shit…It’s like when you zone out while reading and don’t realize it until after you’ve read the same paragraph 3+ times.

You’d think that having a background in science AND sports that most of this information would just be review…and you’d be right. However, my brain likes to think otherwise. I feel like Ed from Good Burger (you know…the one with the orange Nickelodeon VHS tape) when he’s reading the contract for his “super secret” sauce. “hmmmm…I know some of these words.” I mean, I definitely know that “the Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell”, but most days it feels like that is the only thing I actually know.

I had always heard the term “mom brain”, but I just assumed it was a thing moms made up. Like an inside joke that all moms are in on… Like the lie our dads told us when we were younger about it being “illegal to turn on the inside car light while driving”. I think I was about 26 when I finally figured out that wasn’t actually a thing…

After becoming a mom, I realized that mom brain is, in fact, a very real thing and it doesn’t just apply to forgetting to pack an extra pair of clothes in the diaper bag or leaving a lunchbox on the kitchen counter. It applies to everything. I forget why I walk into a room most hours of the day, so imagine what it’s like trying to remember what chemical process converts ADP into ATP. I guess it doesn’t help that the last time I learned about human anatomy and physiology was almost 10 years ago…in college, Yikes.

I’ve always loved studying, though. I was the kid in high school who got their homework done before I hung out with my friends for the weekend. I remember, once, specifically being told to “seriously go out and do something with your friends tonight” by my mom on a Friday night my senior year of high school. As a parent, I fully understand that shit now. My poor mom just wanted a break.

It’s funny, actually. I’m once again spending all of my free time either working out or studying. However, this time I’m also trying to raise a decent human being at the same time and my brain is silly putty. It’s harder than I expected it to be and it challenges me mentally in more ways than one, but…you know what? I’m enjoying the ride. It’s like a rollercoaster with my dream life as the destination and, boy, do I love rollercoasters…

This is just a reminder to not give up, even when things are getting challenging. This is your reminder that anything worth working for will challenge you in some way, but doing what you love every day is worth it, though. So…strap on your seatbelt, sit back, and enjoy the ride, you beautiful badass!

***Stay tuned for the next episode of "Maggie and the Attack of Mombrain" on the M.I.L.F. Mom Blog to see if I make it through this course to pass my personal training exam. This should be interesting, to say the least.