"I have good news and bad news," she tells me as I take her hand in the rain. It's pick-up time at the Wantagh Elementary. Canadian geese don't seem to care that a sea of parents are waiting for their children. The ground is soggy and goose poop abounds. I look for my son, who comes out a different door, as she tells me the bad news.
I can't remember now if the good news or the bad news was that, instead of a Zoom religion class, Megan had to go to the church today. She is making her communion next month and religion classes have been on Zoom all year. I completely forgot that she was supposed to go to the church today. I'm not sure if I ever knew she was. But we regrouped and I took her to church. When we got there, the director asked me if I had her communion banner to hand in. I completely forgot it was due today (do you see a theme here? Completely forgetting everything). I drove home to get her communion banner to hand in, and all was well. But lately I've been forgetting things and it bothers me. Today I forgot my class had a bus drill. The other day I forgot we had a professional development hour after work. Besides the forgetting, my house feels like a disaster with things in the wrong spots and laundry exploding out of baskets. I have no clean socks to wear. Monday was Megan's birthday, Tuesday I spent all afternoon/ night stapling gift certificates to PARP certificates and organizing them by grade level and teacher for my children's school. Wednesday (yesterday?) was St Patrick's Day and leprechaun magic. All of this while being a full time 3rd grade teacher during a global pandemic, trying to run a household and do mom things like cook dinner and read bedtime stories..... I'm just on overload. So tired tonight.
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3/18/2021 04:59:31 pm
And yet you wrote--and commented on slices. You are a champ, Kathleen.
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Holly Mueller
3/18/2021 05:03:43 pm
Oh my goodness. I can so relate! Let's call it Covid Brain. I feel like I forget SO much! THank you for you honest post. I am right there with you.
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Joanne C Toft
3/18/2021 05:35:57 pm
I can see why things are being forgotten. Time to find a day for a personal "sick" day and regroup. As a teacher I very seldom did that and now realize who valuable they can be. Home get organized, school gets organized and you get an extra cup of coffee or tea and a chance to put your feet up. Think about it. It might help!
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Eva Kaplan
3/18/2021 07:21:05 pm
Sometimes you need to be kind to yourself and give yourself a break. You did blog! You did get your daughter to church and got the banner! You somehow are supermom and do it all. But, it's okay to be forgetful... we all are at times. I always love to read your writing because you're so honest and you never sugar coat the simple things in life.
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