{"id":452,"date":"2006-09-02T15:27:47","date_gmt":"2006-09-02T20:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/2006\/mommy-brain\/"},"modified":"2006-09-02T15:33:29","modified_gmt":"2006-09-02T20:33:29","slug":"mommy-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/2006\/mommy-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Mommy brain"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have always considered myself to be a good conversation partner. I try to listen well, ask good questions, and look a person in the eye when I’m talking with them. But lately, it seems as if that part of my brain is malfunctioning. <\/p>\n

\"In<\/p>\n

There have been several times in the recent months that I’ve found myself floundering in a conversation. Where I used to inquire interestedly in a person’s life and ask thoughtful, reflective questions, I now revert to banter about the weather and Lucy’s latest tricks. In the past, I was able to focus all of my attention on a conversation. But now, my thoughts appear to consist mainly of baby-related details. Most of my attention is focused on baby Lucy, as I think, “What will she do next?” and “How is she faring right now?” and “Oh my gosh, I actually have a baby!”<\/p>\n

p{color:gray}. Photo: Here I am managing to converse with two people at once while holding Lucy, proving that it must be possible.<\/p>\n

I’m taking some steps to remedy this situation, since it doesn’t seem like Lucy will be requiring much less attention in the near future. Soon enough, I’ll be watching to make sure she doesn’t crawl into an unsavory corner, grab something pointy, or climb into the oven. So, I’ve been trying to slip back into my old question-asking ways, despite the distractions. <\/p>\n

But it’s not easy! Can it really be done? Is it possible to be present with one’s baby and pay attention to someone else? Will my social skills bounce back? Might I once again be able to ask new acquaintances provocative questions? We’ll just have to see if my mental capacity can handle these newfound demands. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have always considered myself to be a good conversation partner. I try to listen well, ask good questions, and look a person in the eye when I’m talking with them. But lately, it seems as if that part of my brain is malfunctioning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}