Mama Brain

Screaming into the void so I don’t wake the baby. She/her.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

Me: *depressed*

Them: HAVE YOU TR-

Me: *finger on their lips* SHH. I tried it. I‘ve tried whatever you‘re about to suggest. I don’t need a bath, yoga instructor, or essential oil blend. I need you to shut your cotton-headed ninnymuggin face & just be here with me. *boops nose*

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

@theHetal

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

You know what’s SUPER fun about living in America right now? Our nanny notified us on Friday that her roommate worked closely with 3 people who tested positive. So we have no childcare and Hubs has tried to get tested for the past 2 DAYS but can’t get a test! So now I’m drinking.

[Socially Distant Vaccinated Masked Momma Penguin @tweethappy2017]

Time to play the “do I have COVID or am I having an anxiety attack?” game 🤷‍♀️

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

My ADHD means that I‘m EXHAUSTED by end of day b/c I am exerting monumental effort to stay focused while working at home. Being exhausted means that I have nothing left to fight my anxiety demons. Which now means I’m sleeping in our guest room tonight b/c Hubs & I are fighting.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

@SarcasticSadOne Grey Anxiety Coffee

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

@Triathleteby40 I’m not a billionaire because I’m not willing to run locally-owned businesses out by underselling them (even if I take short-term profit cuts) or exploit my own employees by underpaying them and forcing them to work in inhumane conditions.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

So glad I listened to music at a reasonable volume when I was a teenager to protect my hearing.

Would have been a shame to miss out on every decibel of my toddler’s ear-splitting screeches at close range.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

Genuine question here: how do you stay balanced between optimism and cynicism? Like, I feel like I’ve been a boiling cauldron of criticism and cynicism lately, but I don’t know how to stop unless I pretend like all the bad stuff isn’t there.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

Not sure if it’s already been said, but Thursday, 7, and V all have the same energy and I cannot understand or explain it any more than that.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

@Granollamamama

[Kathryn Ivey @kathryniveyy]

Why is "the chosen one" always a teenager? We're really gonna put the fate of the universe on someone with an undeveloped prefrontal cortex? Give me a story with a chosen one who is a 42 year old mom that has already seen some shit and is totally out of fucks to give

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

@TylerHuckabee I read this too quickly and thought you suggested “Doc Tok,” which still felt very on-brand for you.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

Who is better at de-escalating an aggressive situation?

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

This! 🙌🏾 IG: kimberlylatricejones & djonesmedia

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

@ndeyangu It’s been helpful for me, but this is still the hardest dang year any of us could have imagined. This is really, really hard. Just because you’re carrying it well doesn’t mean it’s not heavy. You’re doing such a great job, and I’m rooting for you. You got this.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

@ndeyangu I once read a definition of self-care as doing something now that your future self will deeply appreciate, and I’ve been leaning into that from both sides. It motivates me to Do The Thing in front of me, and it reminds me to affirm and appreciate my past self for Doing The Thing.

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

@lezzimomof2 This morning was a toss-an-ice-cube-in-yesterday’s-coffee-and-call-it-cold-brew kind of a day... 😞

[Mama Brain @ThoughtsofMom]

What I’m trying to say: “I feel overwhelmed and unappreciated. I need you to use the same lens I have to see what needs to be done around the house without me constantly telling you what to do.”

What I actually say: “Why THE FUCK can’t things stay clean for ONE FUCKING MINUTE.”

[Eleanor Barkhorn @eleanorbarkhorn]

"Why on earth were so many of us sacrificing so much in these past four and a half months ... if it all came to naught?" https://t.co/FA0x43NfHr