Momnesia: In Need of Public Acceptance

Momnesia is real. Clinically speaking, it is a slow onset disease in which a woman becomes a mother and can no longer remember her phone number, her underwear or what she walked into the room for. Many doctors believe this disease may be caused by lack of sleep, excessive selflessness or unnatural amounts of multitasking. Momnesia still has light-years to go to gain public acceptance. Women everywhere are currently working on allowing Momnesia victims rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This would allow people with Momnesia the right to call home from the grocery store to make sure they did not forget anything, even if it is holding up the checkout line. It would also allow them the right to end a conversation abruptly because they forgot what they were saying and then to say, “Oh yeah, now I remember,” at anytime, even if it interrupts your conversation. They would also have the right to make waitresses wait while they try to recollect what they decided to order and to, on occasion, burn the soup. The more this disease is accepted as a viable concern, the more moms everywhere can relax and feel understood. We must continue to work toward this goal of equal rights until the day moms everywhere can say, “Sorry, Momnesia,” and receive a gentle knowing nod from their company without feeling embarrassed.

What rights would you advocate for Momnesia victims?

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  By dawn, February 21, 2009 @ 5:30 pm

  HA!! Now I know from what i suffer – will i remember what it is called?!!!

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