Every mom has suffered from this condition – Mom Brain. They tell you it is baby brain and associate it with pregnancy. This is a LIE. It doesn’t go away. While it can be frustrating and embarrassing at times the only real thing to do is laugh. Here is my latest Mom Brain attack.
Last week, I dropped my 6 YO at cheer practice and took my Littles (age 22 months and 4 weeks) to Target to grab a couple of items. The combination of two under two at Target at the end of the day lead me to be a hot f-ing mess, I was a disaster.
As I am frantically flipping through coupons to maximize my savings on this trip, I notice that my Ibotta ap has added a bunch of new coupons for wine. Yes that is right you can get mobile coupons for wine. They also offer mobile coupons for beer, spirits and hard liquor. Nothing says life is good like $10 off a bottle of Kettle One vodka plus a coupon for olives but today I just wanted wine.
I match my coupon with my bottle of wine and head to the check out. By this point it is dinner time so the Littles are no longer quiet and well behaved. I unload my cart and am just trying to GET OUT. The clerk scans my wine and asks for my DOB. I stare at her for a moment and give her a date of birth. She just stares blinking at me doing nothing. It was at that point I realize I have given her the DOB for my 4 week old. I apologize and say no no you are right the DOB is and promptly give her the DOB for my 6 YO. Again blank stare like you are a crazy person. I open my mouth for a 3rd try and I get out July. It is then I realize I am giving the DOB for my middle kid who thankfully was born in the same month as me so I was able to pivot really quick and not give a 3rd wrong DOB.
But I got my wine – I saved $3 off my bottle. It was a nice bottle of rose and I went home and pretended I was a Real Housewife. Even better you ask? A day later I got a bonus offer from Ibotta. If I redeemed a 2nd alcohol coupon, I got a bonus $5 rebate to my account so back to Target I went. I mean when you have 3 kids and 2 are under 2 don’t you deserve it?