Goober Moments
Being pregnant has certain weird effects on one’s brain. A common complaint among pregnant people is that pregnancy makes you forgetful.
In my case, this forgetfulness most often occurs in the kitchen. I have a particular knack for ruining pots and pans. When I was pregnant with Lucas and shortly after his birth, I ruined no less than three pots on the stove. I’d start cooking, walk away, and completely forget about the culinary project of the moment. And I mean ruined. Like, we threw them away after that, crusty charred food and all.
This time around, I have only ruined one pot. However, I’ve burned the shit out of at least three meals/pots and pans. Fortunately, the pans were salvageable with a lot of vigorous steel-wool scrubbing (and teasing) on Ian’s part.
Another goobery thing I do now is ruin clothes. This is pretty sucky since I don’t have tons of garments that fit me at present. Know how when you eat, you put your napkin in your lap? Know how that’s supposed to protect your clothes from stains in case food falls while you’re eating? Well, my tummy extends out over my lap and intercepts any dropped morsels. I have stains on many of my maternity shirts now—right on the front of my belly, where everyone’s eyes are naturally drawn anyway.
So, not only am I round, I’m slobby and low on cooking pans to boot.
December 5, 2006 at 1:36 pm
I wonder if I could be pregnant? ‘Cause I _always_ drop food on my shirt.
December 5, 2006 at 1:40 pm
That might explain all those weird pains you’ve been having in your abdomen.
December 5, 2006 at 3:20 pm
I was just going to say the same thing- I am constantly dropping/dripping food onto my shirts, usually right on the bosom (where people’s eyes are naturally drawn anyway…)
And I have no excuse. 😉
December 5, 2006 at 6:43 pm
My eating clumsiness usually ends up in my hair. Maybe my hair is pregnant?
December 5, 2006 at 10:06 pm
…with possibilities.
December 6, 2006 at 5:43 am
Well, from the “could pass for triplets but for the beard” corner……
Black rocks. Deep greens and russets can work too. Microfiber is friendly – nothing like wearing a lens cleaning cloth that nothing can stain.