#monkeybrainmama

[thehoosie]

You guys!!!! I got to see Monkey Brain Mama and her new baby girl today. CJ looks amazing and Dylan is truly perfect…plus she has 10 fingers and toes…so that's nice bonus! It was heaven to just sit there and snuggle Dylan while catching up with CJ. I'm over the moon excited for CJ and her family!!! I LOVE YOU, CEEJ!!!

[bujnik]

monkeybrainmama replied to your post: I don't know why I always think those giant burritos are such a good idea.

Pro Tip: as long a giant hike precedes said burrito, you should be okay.

I did actually walk down like 6 blocks.

To a cupcake store...

[tacosaysroar]

interesting thought

A number of you have been captivated by this question posed by MonkeyBrainMama:

If your kid had a blog right now, what would it look like?

What with the first week of preschool coming to a close, I've spent a lot of time recently contemplating my daughter's independence and the life she has that's separate from me. So I'm right there with you on the captivation.

Adelaide's blog?

I'm thinking a theme blog--she's oddly organized and fastidious for a toddler--and the title would be something to do with spinning. Girl loves a good spin and that seems like a workable metaphor.

Obviously, we're talking girl central. Probably specifically princess central, which would include these favorite things:

a lot . . . like a whole lot: reviews of movies, books, and toys; reblogged photos; youtube clips; theme park and movie release news; memes and gifs; discussions of favorites; surveys that reveal which princess you're most like; and so on

photos of castles, possibly specifically sandcastles since that's the only activity I hear about when she returns from visits with her father

reblogs of pretty dresses (At the moment, I don't think she realizes "pretty" and "dress" are two separate words)

recordings of her singing Disney songs

recordings of her dancing (both modified toddler ballet and general hip moving) to Disney songs

A secondary blog would definitely be about face drawing.

Lots and lots of photos of her face drawings, which random followers would encourage her to sell on Etsy. She'd think about it sometimes but I don't know that she'd ever do it. Adelaide hangs onto things. She still plays with her baby toys sometimes.

On the other hand, she also likes to share and make people happy.

I wonder sometimes how long it'll be before those faces she draws are specifically princess faces.

If that happens, I guess it doesn't have to be two separate blogs anymore. She can meld them together and pioneer Face Drawing Friday . . . though maybe she'll come up with a more clever name. 

[mediocremommy]

Super Radical Guest Post:

Hi friends...remember me?

The other day I received a message from this lovely gal, and she was giving me shit kindly probing as to why I've been slacking in the post department (other than the annoying tidbits about my guts). I knew I would be out of town for a few days and so I told her she should write a guest post for me. Which she did. Because she's awesome. And if you don't follow her you are a silly, silly fool. Thanks Caitlin! I promise to be back to full-blown mediocrity very soon.

  Hi everyone! My name is Caitlin, and I blog over at “Monkey Brain.” I’m a longtime fan of Mediocre Mommy, and as a reader I’ve been very disappointed in her lack of content this week. I mean, she is raising children who crave Brussels sprouts and she wants us to think that a little intestinal meltdown is going to stop the blogging train?

Anyhoo, those who can’t post have internet friends who lack boundaries, so here I am taking over her blog for today.

Who am I? That’s one secret…Wait. Who am I kidding? I’ve shared my birth stories on with the Internet, along with pictures of my face, my children’s faces, so if I want to be secret, I’m totally screwed.

(Tangent: If you know Rockabilly Mama, don’t tell her that I’m real. I’ve spent a lot of time scaring the shit out of her convincing her that I am a 47 year old man named Doug who lives with his mother and “Monkey Brain” is based on content stolen from this girl that he went to high school with who is naïve enough to be friends with him on Facebook AND to share tidbits and photos of her life.)

Speaking of run on sentences, did I mention that I have ADHD? Yeah, well, there’s that. I don’t really have a theme to my own blog other than a whole lot of whatnot.

So, how did we get to a point at which Mediocre Mommy would even consider letting me take over her blog?

Well, obviously they are giving her a lot of drugs.

I found MM sometime in…2010? 2011ish? I am friends with Molly, (besties with MM) and her husband, for real. Or as my son would say, “For real, like in real life.”

OH! I have kids! Two boys, 5 and 3. They are spectacular.

Anyhoo, I found Mediocre Mommy through Molly and I thought she was great. If I could sum her up it would be this: earnest and funny. And so I followed her. And then I waited for her to follow me back because obviously if I liked her, she would like me, right?

And I waited.

And waited.

And then about a year ago, Molly and Dan came to San Francisco and over tacos and chasing our children; I wanted to pepper her with questions about her friend MM. What is her real name? Can I meet her when I visit Oregon? WHY WON’T SHE FOLLOW ME BACK????? But I didn’t ask these questions because I’m learning new cool tools, like not saying every crazy thought that comes into my head.

I realize that I could probably do something like use the ask button and introduce myself to MM, but that would require a lot of work on my social anxiety and I only have time to focus on a couple of mental issues at a time. Until my ADHD and feelings eating are more manageable, I will just continue to be incredibly socially awkward.

By early 2013, I guess I had matured enough to actually reach out by commenting on one of her posts instead of just liking every post. That led to some chatting and KABOOM! Friends.

Well, we were friends until she reads this, blocks me and turns this into some seriously password protected mediocrity.

[lazydad]

Happy Birthday! Sending you a Blue Steel air kiss from Cali :)

Thanks Caitlin! Can you send over some of the yum eats from Cali, too! Maybe some of the people. And perhaps the weather, too? Because the food here stinks, the people here stink, and the weather here is cold!!!