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A Broken Thinking Cap?

by Michele Boom
Photo by: Daneen Vol

I think I may have broken my thinking cap. It’s my fault, really. I’ve been most careless with it. I always forget where I put it. Sometimes it’s missing days on end. I’ve let the kids tinker with it. The cats have gnawed on it. And, I’ve even left it out in the yard overnight. Darn sprinklers. Really, it’s been ages since it’s been polished… I just show her no appreciation.

Lord knows, thinking caps don’t grow on trees. There’s millions of folk going about their days who are clearly not in possession of one of these dandy gadgets. Sure, my thinking cap is peculiar looking. My particular model resembles an upturned silver colander adorned with bleeping lights and spinning buttons. Kinda makes for an interesting scene when I’m out mowing the lawn lost in thought. But, heck, I’m the only mom on the street who has this mode…or any model as a matter of fact. It’s high time I take better care of it. And, now, I’ve gone and broken it.

I’ve spent the better half of the morning changing batteries, pressing buttons and fiddling with wires. Still no luck. The use of Super Glue, scotch tape, and a bungee cord proved fruitless. I’ve dipped into the tool box. Searched through my sewing kit. Rummaged through the craft box. And, spelunked the depths of my purse. Still can’t find a tool that proves useful to my plight. Although, I did have high hopes for my purse sized nail file/bottle opener combo, but that’s another post.

In my desperation, I’ve researched it at the library. “Thinking who?” Googled it. “No results found.” Asked Gramps. “Eh?” Nary a word of advice about my dilemma. There are just no resources out there. No reference books or sites. Not even an old wives tale to consider. What to do? What to do? Hmmmm? Guess I’ve got to think on this for a spell… Anybody got a thinking cap to spare? Question of the year, isn’t it?

For years, Michelle peered over her teacher’s glasses at those Stay at Home Mommies and wondered about their elusive world. What do they do all day? Where do they go? Do they travel together in flocks? Well, she finally met the prince (at a slightly panicky 32) and turned in her chalkboard. Watch her as she infiltrates their ranks…

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10 Comments

What a cute post! I'd let you borrow mine but it seems to be broken so much of the time.

hmm....duct tape...it fixes lots of things...1 million uses and counting!! You can get colored or clear, but the old silver seems to be the stickiest over the rest. There are days I use duct tape just to make sure my thinking cap doesnt fall off!!

I can definitely relate, since I have become a mom (10 yrs ago) it has become increasingly more difficult to keep up with my thinking cap.I wonder if my son hides it just so I can appear out of my mind! I will have to try the duct tape idea!

My thinking cap seems like scrambled eggs, scrambled right now, not knowing what to say or do.

Now that describes me to a perfect tee! I have been searching for mine since becoming a mother 12 years ago, and since having 4 more children since than and going to college, I wonder even more where my thinking cap has gone too! Very cute! Thanks!

Here is a book at amazon.com called The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes us Smarter.

http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Brain-Motherhood-Makes-Smarte...

And I thought I was the only one who needed spelunking equipment to navigate my purse.
Well, when my thinking cap is broken, I put a movie on for my little girl, brew myself a GOOD cup of coffee (not the stuff I slug in the morning to wake up, but a really indulgent good brand with organic, unpasteurized cream in it), then, I pick up a magazine, put blinders on to ignore the mess and put my thinking cap on. After about 1/2 an hour to myself, the thinking cap has fixed itself up there on my head...

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I am glad to hear that there are other mothers out there with a semi-broken thinking cap...I always envy those mothers whose caps never seem to need fixin!

What a creative piece! Yes you can find and enhance your thinking cap. Brain Integration does help memory, reading, and get those left and right sides of the brain working together. It does last no exercises every day! for more info look at lovejoybit.com ! Keep that creativity flowing,Alex Lovejoy

I always wear mine to exercise while I listen to music I like.

My thinking cap always works better after that. It has to be "aerobic" to make the cap stronger.

;^}

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