These days my phone conversations have been a bit hoppity hop lately, making them hard to follow. I somehow easily lose my train of thought….
“And then, she told me her husband is thinking of leaving…..Hmmmm. Sniff. Sniff…OK, who pooped?”
“And, the neighbors sold their house and moved back to Seattle only 6 months after… Could you GET a tissue!”
“So, how do you boot someone out of a playgroup?…Stop pushing that button!”
“Sometimes I miss making my own salary and I think…WHAT DID YOU SAY?!”
“I just don’t know what your mother was thinking when she…Nice girls share Legos!”
“You wouldn’t believe what my hubby …Gimme that marker!”
“Sarah’s cousin called her up and balled her out for…Eat that and your poopies will turn purple!”
“They’re practically giving stuff away! Hurry. Sale’s over at ….I CAN NOT HEAR MYSELF THINK IN THIS HOUSE!”
“I was just going over my statement and was wondering about this charge… Looks like a pee- pee dance to ME!”
“Isn’t it time for a Mommy’s Night Out? I thought we could check out that….Mommy’ll be there in a minuuuute!!”
Perhaps my train of thought will come back to get me someday…if only for a visit? Or has that train already permanently left that station? Or is this more like a train wreck? Some things just can not be undone.
Author’s note…OK, OK, I really used my imagination on this one. My phone conversations these days typically last 10 seconds… “Meet ya at the park at 10?” “OK, Bye” . And time for high schoolish gossip? HA! Not these idle hands….Ok, maybe later when they’re down for their naps.
10 years ago
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I think I'm having the exact same conversations.
I went to brunch yesterday with mom friends and no kids. I got to complete several complete sentences in a row...it was heaven.
lol! You crack me up. I needed it to after the day we're having over here.
Don't know about the whole turning your poopies purple thing. Might be an incentive to eat it.
From what I've seen of others, your mind does not return until you have an empty nest!
Hhhhmmm, after 7 years, my train of thought has NOT returned. Honestly, the only time I actually string a full sentence together is on my blog. And even that is debatable. I feel sorry for people who actually have to talk to me. You are not alone!
oh dear. i have started so many conversations and not finished them that after a few weeks I just send some friends a "to finish up from 2 weeks ago..." emails just summing up previous conversations. others moms understand and appreciate it. great monday post. too tired to capitalize...
My best, Lynn
More freebies this week! Let's hope for not another shutout...
Oh I know this feeling oh so well! I'm hoping it will come back when my sanity does! Haha!
Husband- what I want to Valentine's Day ...
To be able to hold a 3 minute telephone or real life conversation without pausing to chastise toddler.
To be able to complete a full meal while sitting down and not chastising toddler between bites and threatening to drag him to the bathroom if he doesn't just STOP!!
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LOL! That really is how my phone conversations go ... which is probably why I only ever talk to my mom and my best friend on the phone anymore. :) Thanks for the laugh! :)
Train of thought?? HA! I've tried to ride that stupid train since I first gave birth...I keep getting kicked off...
I have had MANY of those conversations. Now they revolve around finding a quiet place the kids can't find so that I can actually hear what is being said. They seem to turn up the volume when I get on the phone.
Come to think of it, my mother never uttered a complete sentence over the phone until AFTER my sister and I moved out.
Dang....that sounds just like me! (okay..not everything...LOL!)
Thanks for the laugh...I certainly needed it!
I remember those days....and then when they are all grown...and you have the house and phone to yourself...you can't talk long because you have to pee every 10 minutes lol
Lol!
If we were talking to each other neither one of us would even notice. I swear my kids talk more when they see me on the phone. Sometimes after I hang up I forget who I was just talking to.
"Could you GET a tissue?"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!?"
The two most commonly spoken things in my house. By me, of course.
Thanks for the laugh!
And people wonder why moms are so frazzled... it's 'cause we're unable to focus on one task at a time!
Unfortunately, your mind returns just in time to get eaten by senile dementia. Actual transcript of a phone conversation with my daughter yesterday: "What's the word for when you live your life through other people?" "Vicarious?" "Yeah, that's it, thank you, bye."
LOL!!! Love this post.
I'm going on 16 years and waiting for my train to pull back into the station!
bwahahah!
Happy Monday.
This so made me laugh, because tonight at dinner Peanut was "blah blah blah" as loud as she could, Donut was screaming, and me and my hubby were talking over them best as we could. Then Peanut finished dinner and went in the other room, we put Donut in her crib and then when all was quite....we had nothing left to say. :(
LOL. The disclaimer at the bottom was fav part.
I have quit trying to have phone conversations with my SIL who has three boys under the age of 4. Yikes!
Ha! At least you get the words out, my phone conversations are blocked out by screaming and squealing in the background- then I have to repeat myself three times or stuff a pacifier in the child's mouth!
Wow, you hit that one right on the nose!! Especially the one about "how do you kick someone out of a playgroup". What's that all about?!?! Someday when our kids are fully grown we will get our minds back, okay maybe that's just a dream!!
Uh,huh, honey, what did you say???
That is hilarious and actually what phone conversations sound like around here sometimes-but it is usually because I am trying to get off the phone- not a phone person LOL
I have the "hide" method of conducting phone conversations down pat. However, if they find me, the conversation ends. It's imperfect, but I usually get a few key words gasped out before the little stalkers locate me. ;-}
Yes, well, because of 2-yr-old Hurricane Luka I don't even try to talk on the phone anymore. The phone is strictly for phone solicitor use and they get to speak to my 11-yr-old. My clients email me. My husband emails me. My water filter changer guy even emails me.
OMG! This is me on the phone. What a great post! As I was reading it, I could hear myself saying those exact words - especially the "who pooped" comment! LOL
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Been there, done that, and then you know what happens? Peri-menopause hits and suddenly you have the memory of a gnat and can't remember your name... BUT, you do get to be in the bathroom with the door closed and have alone time when they are all old enough to go to school. BAHAHAHAHAHAHA Just saying...
ok, my kid doesn't even talk yet, and I still have the same thought. My train of thought derails all the time! Mostly due to screaming baby or poopy diapers. Fun times!
That is the challenge - to stay present. Its also why multi-tasking is a load of crap.
Yeah it sucks, I got into touch with an old friend on facebook and I have yet to call her. But you know, it really isn't the kids. It is the husband whom won't let me talk with out interrupting a billion times. Oh wait, he is a child too isn't he.
I was just saying... crap, I don't remember. You crack me up.
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that is how EVERY phone conversation goes in my house. lol
It's OK because chances are the person you are talking to is doing the same thing! BG
I am so with you. I long for the days of a quiet conversation over coffee rather than chasing a little one around the coffee shop. Except for the fact that the little one is who makes my day every day. I do enjoy nap time, though :)
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