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This summer I will be running "Monday's Mother" every Monday morning. It is a question that one of you asks and then the rest of you answer. It can be about anything you want. Cooking, cleaning, the kids, sex, whatever. To get the ball rolling I sent an email out to many of my friends and readers. Going forward, please click the "contact me" button on the top right, ask your question and I will get you an answer.
This week's question:
For a second, I couldn't think of a question, not because I think I know all the answers, but because I just couldn't think of one, which led me to this question:
When do I need to get tested for early onset alzheimers? Seriously, I tried to order a bloody mary the other day and I couldn't think of the name -- I asked for "that spicy tomato juice drink with the celery in it". Can you imagine?!
No need to use my name.
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Clearly if you are a nurse or doctor, you can answer honestly and medically. If you are not, perhaps you could offer some comfort, like how last week you tried to retrieve your messages and for over an hour you couldn't remember your password. You know. Misery loves company comfort.
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1. San Diego Momma said:
Well for sure it can't be the alcohol eating your brain.
Not that *I* would know anything about that.
Not that *I* would know anything about that.
06/29/10 07:28 AM - Reply
2. @marymac said:
Personally I can't imagine, but that's only because as a girl named Mary I once dropped a maxi pad on the floor of my 8th grade classroom, earning me the nickname "Bloody Mary" by lunchtime. Don't think I will EVER forget the name of THAT particular drink. Ahem.
06/29/10 06:22 AM - Reply
3. Shannon Essex Rubio said:
In addition to gravity over taking my body in the last few months, I've TOTALLY noticed a lack of memory brain cells! WTH? I'm not even 41! I'm afraid by next week, I'm going to forget my kid's names! I'm sure I will remember when some random mom calls and says, "hey, can you come and pick up XYZ KID, he's been at my house all summer" and I'll say, "OHHHH YEAHHHHH, I FORGOT ABOUT HIM!!! BE RIGHT OVER!!! Oh, and who are you again?" :)
06/29/10 05:32 AM - Reply
4. Carrie Steele said:
I clearly forgot how to be funny with my age....you people crack me up!
06/28/10 18:07 PM - Reply
5. Candice said:
This morning I was trying to dial a 4 digit (not 4 or 10) extension at work that I call 3 or 4 times a day and dialed wrong, then sat there trying to remember what it was. I can't remember the simplest things, but if you ask me what I did the 3rd Thursday of my 2nd week of senior year of high school, I'll be more likely to remember that. It's super sad and I agree with Martha: it should be a test taken the birthday of your 1st child. My children sucked all intelligence out of my body.
06/28/10 15:06 PM - Reply
Candice said:
see I messed up already b/c I was supposed to type 7 instead of the 4 in the parenthesis. Shit I'm bad.
06/28/10 15:06 PM
6. Injaynesworld said:
Clearly, the writer is a victim of OFS (Old Fart Syndrome) which affects people over 40. People under 40 experiencing the same symptoms are referred to as having CRS (Can't Remember Shit syndrome). Neither of these two conditions are restricted to motherhood. I am single with no kids and while I can point to early recreational drug use as a partial cause of my CRS, once I hit 40 my hormones began dying off taking my brain cells with them, hence at 60 I'm now ass deep into OFS.
06/28/10 14:45 PM - Reply
7. Sunday said:
Oh Lord if not remembering easy things like that is a sign of Alzheimers than you might as well go ahead and send me to the nearest Assisted Living Community.
I can never remember the word "Cabinets" so I always end up telling my husband to find me that whatchamakalit in the kitchen thats near the stove, up high, with doors and stuff. I do this complete with hand motions of me opening and close a door.
I can never remember the word "Cabinets" so I always end up telling my husband to find me that whatchamakalit in the kitchen thats near the stove, up high, with doors and stuff. I do this complete with hand motions of me opening and close a door.
06/28/10 14:40 PM - Reply
8. Christina Nowacki said:
Oh boy. I just blogged about this myself. It was like someone cut off a pathway within my brain when I hit 40. For me, it is like your friend forgetting the name of her favorite drink - the names of people/places/things have vanished. or, at least, hidden themselves so far into my memory banks that it takes three of those completely forgotten access passwords to get to them. Two days later? Right there. When I need them? *blink blink*
As an aside - your dad cracks me up :-)
As an aside - your dad cracks me up :-)
06/28/10 12:52 PM - Reply
9. Mama Mary said:
This morning I had planned on going to the gym after dropping Lily at school. I was in workout gear, no make-up, hair in pigtails of all things. Then my phone rang with a number I didn't recognize. It was my college boyfriend, checking to see if we were still on for breakfast. He's in town visiting with his family and I had made plans to see them this morning, and I TOTALLY forgot. I do this kinda shit all the time. So off I went in sneakers, yoga pants, and no make-up. Pretty sure he's not regretting the breakup all those years ago.
06/28/10 11:31 AM - Reply
10. Melisa With One S said:
Can you repeat the question? I forgot it already.
(You're not alone!)
(You're not alone!)
06/28/10 10:55 AM - Reply
11. Dad said:
This is a great topic to, Oh wait a minute I just remembered where I hid the vodka. Gotta yo go.
06/28/10 10:38 AM - Reply
12. Jenny said:
by the way - sorry for all the typo's - FORGOT to spell check myself...of course!
06/28/10 10:20 AM - Reply
13. Jenny said:
I'm prety sure I should already be on some list for mediciations for this! Not even 40 yet and bad, bad, bad memory! What was I posting about again? Serioulsy, it's shot. You know that "are you smarter than a 5th grader" show? Well, I'm not! AND I frickin' hate those smug little kids who act all cool when they know some useless fact like when America was discovered!!! :) I can barely remember last week - God forbid 5th grade knowledge! I will get in my car leaving work with a list of places in my head of where I need to stop on the way home for errands that needs to get done - then all the sudden I'm pulling in my driveway saying "shit!"...COMPLETELY forgetting to stop anywhere and driving straight home. anyone else do this???
06/28/10 10:18 AM - Reply
14. Deedee said:
How many of those spicy tomato juice drinks with the celery in it had you already consumed before you forgot the name of the drink?
Just kidding! :)
My problem is with names. Like which name goes with which kid. Or I call one of the kids by the dog's name. Or I call my oldest daughter by my sister's name. But no test for me thank you...I'd rather think I'm just normally befuddled.
Just kidding! :)
My problem is with names. Like which name goes with which kid. Or I call one of the kids by the dog's name. Or I call my oldest daughter by my sister's name. But no test for me thank you...I'd rather think I'm just normally befuddled.
06/28/10 09:53 AM - Reply
15. Guilty Squid said:
Once, I read an article about some stupid survey that "claimed" that exercise boosted short term memory. And by "claimed" I totally mean it was all documented and crap. But anyway, I thought it was just a cleverly disguised ploy by the rest of the world to get me off of my ass and run, when I think running is a waste of time unless I'm being chased. Of course, the running thing would depend on who was chasing me. But I'm way more likely to hide rather than run.
What the heck was I saying?
Oh, and then in the middle of this article was a link to another article that talked all about how blueberries will do the SAME thing. So I'm saying you should just drink blueberry juice every day.
But mostly, I think you probably just need sleep. That's what ALL parents need. Sleep.
What the heck was I saying?
Oh, and then in the middle of this article was a link to another article that talked all about how blueberries will do the SAME thing. So I'm saying you should just drink blueberry juice every day.
But mostly, I think you probably just need sleep. That's what ALL parents need. Sleep.
06/28/10 09:36 AM - Reply
16. Martha Replacement said:
When my son had colic for 6 months I was so sleep deprived that I couldn't remember simple things like sugar. I was sitting there trying to think of that stuff that changed my coffee from crap to drinkable. I could NOT come up with SUGAR. So, maybe you get tested on the birth date of your first child?
06/28/10 09:23 AM - Reply
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