Mouth On-Brain Off…think before you speak to a pregnant women!

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Did you ever wonder if some people’s mouths were actually connected to their brains?

As a New Old Mom I found that when people see a pregnant women somehow, their “brain to mouth” connection just shuts off.

This fact became even more apparent when I become pregnant with my fourth daughter.

Remember, I had just turned 40 when I found out I was pregnant with her. Now this is just my opinion but, I kind of thought I was in pretty good shape and, in my mind at least, I didn’t look 40.

Let me tell you what happened when we finally to decided to tell the girls that I was pregnant and then what happened when they told the very first person.

It was already July. I was scared to tell the girls. I was just starting to show so it had to be done. I hid in the kitchen and made Jack do it. I heard screams from behind the wall. I couldn’t tell it they were good screams or bad screams. I took a big breath and went into the living room.

Well, here is what I was met with: My oldest, 10 at the time was so excited that she couldn’t contain herself. You see, she had said about a week before that she wanted a new baby brother or sister. I told her thanks and next time “be careful what you wish for!”

My middle daughter, 8 years old, was definitely not happy. Her exact words were, “our family is full!”

Now my youngest one, at the time, was 7. She had a confused look on her face and just asked, “I thought we were getting a puppy?” Kids speak from honesty point. I’m OK with that.

Adults, on the other hand, sometime speak from the stupidity point.

The next day at Summer Camp the girls’ excitement to spread the news was uncontrollable despite my concerns. They had to tell someone! Well, it happens that they ran into a mom they knew and blurted the news out before I got a chance to stop them.

Here is what happened next. The mom looked at me. Cocked her head from one side to another then asked, “How old are you anyway?”

I almost hit the floor. I told her I had just turn 40 and tried to brush off the question. She clearly saw how uncomfortable it made me and tried the old “compliment cover up” by saying I didn’t look “that old”.

Was she having a brain-mouth disconnect moment?

I wasn’t quite sure until she then asked me this question: “You’re still coaching Fall Soccer right? I requested you as the coach?”

It was a definite. The power was not on. I wanted to slap her upside of the head and say “Click-power on please!” but at that point it was easier just to smile and walk away.

Over the entire nine month of my pregnancy and to this date, I can tell you for a fact that there are way too many people out there that don’t wake up and click there brain power on. And, in some cases, some people just have wires shorted out.

By the way… my middle daughter has turned out to be the most loving sister of all and the best with the baby in case you were wondering.

So join the club…being a New Old Mom is awesome!

If you’ve ever had someone say something to you that it was clear their power wasn’t on…tell us about! You are definitely not alone!

Have a great one!