Kate Wicker

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I Fear the Condition is Worsening

Me: Mommy thinks…

Preschooler:
Your brain isn’t working?

Me: Well, that’s not what I was going to say, but…

Preschooler: Maybe your brain is still in bed like it always is now.

Here’s what Mommy’s thinking at this point: That her pregnesia has worsened to the point that even a 4-year-old notices some reduced cerebral capability.

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· January 26, 2009 · Tagged With: Pregnancy · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

Comments

  1. Kris says

    January 26, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    If you only realized that after baby #3 it doesn’t get any better….!! :)

  2. Aubrey says

    January 26, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    Funny! :)

  3. Angela says

    January 26, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    I’ve noticed that my kids often finish my sentences because I’ll just stop in the middle of one with no apparent intention of finishing! Thankfully, they seem to know what I’m talking about, anyway :)

  4. Lerin says

    January 26, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    Now that is one sassy, hilarious little girl! :)

  5. Carol says

    January 27, 2009 at 11:11 am

    It really does get better, but only by degrees over many years. In the mean time, take your vitamins! :-)

Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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