I forgot to send a card for my son's birthday. This son was born on May 8, which was, yes, Mothers' Day the year he was born, and his birthday was, of course, yesterday - Mothers' Day. How on earth, of all the birthdays to forget, could I forget my Mothers' Day baby?

I have a bit of an excuse, in that we are all getting together on May 29th to celebrate two May birthdays in my family, a couple in my dil's family, and of course Mothers' Day. But still - I feel awfully guilty. I have emailed him humble apologies and excuses, but this is the first year I actually forgot. (Although one year I sent him a card for May 16th - his brother's birthday - and sent that brother a card for May 8th. Where oh where is my head?)

By My2cuties on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 06:12 pm:

It's okay. I am sure he will understand. At least you did finally remember. It's not like you totally forgot.

By Emily7 on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 06:34 pm:

I am sure he is chuckling about it & wondering how to best use it to his advantage. LOL

By Palmbchprincess on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 07:08 pm:

I'm with Emily, I'm sure he's going to use this one well.

By Karen~moderator on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 07:52 pm:

Ditto! LOL

By Missbookworm on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 09:07 pm:

Well Ginny so you know, my daughter's 6th b'day is tomorrow and it COMPLETELY slipped my mind that today is the 9th. I had it in my head that it's the 7th and I still have a couple of days.

I think her skipping school for the morning is called for so that I can do something "special" for her day just me and her.

By Melanie on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 09:50 pm:

Oh gosh, Ginny. Do you mean to say that once you are afflicted with mommy brain, it never goes away??? Say it isn't so!

By Kay on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 09:12 pm:

'Mommy brain' arrives with the first and never goes away - I've had it for 21 years now!

By Ginny~moderator on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 09:20 pm:

Oh, Kay, you're a piker. The son whose birthday I forgot was born in 1966. The son whose birthday I confused with 1966's birthday was born in 1961.

I'm lucky they are nice guys. I was indeed forgiven, with an email that said "no harm, no foul".

By Kay on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 03:02 pm:

Oh, gosh - if my 'mommy brain' is bad, now - how bad is it going to be in 20 more years? AAARGHHHH

By Ginny~moderator on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 04:11 pm:

Well, at some point, Kay, we go from mommy brain to senior moments. Same game, different name.

By Kay on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 06:28 pm:

So, what you're saying is that I've pretty much had my brain fried for good when I became a mom!

By Ginny~moderator on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 07:00 pm:

I won't say that. I have read some articles recently claiming that motherhood actually increases brain power because it increases the neural connections - I think it is all that multi-tasking. But, some stuff still falls through the cracks.