Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The baby stole my funny

There is an old wive's tale that baby girls will steal their mothers' beauty while in utero. I don't think I'm any less pretty but I do think the baby has stole my wit, humor and intelligence, leaving me basically stupid. I thought pregnancy brain was just an excuse to act like a dingbat but I am beginning to think it may actually be true. For example: I drive a black Prius. My parents have covered parking at their house but it's all reserved. Their neighbor moved and I routinely parked in her empty spot. One day I drove into their parking lot and prepared to take my normal space. I was confused to see a Prius already parked there. I couldn't figure out how my car was already there. It took several seconds before I realized that I was in my car and that there was apparently another Prius driver somewhere in the world. It would be slightly (ever so slightly) less embarrassing if that Prius was black too, but in fact it was dark gray. I certainly felt very stupid and am happy to now share this story with you for your amusement.