Oh no! This is not related to your present state.
O! mothers. You hard working, ever on your toes, eyes like a hawk, nose like a dog, ambidextrous, conversation filterer, multi-tasker and what not.
Oh! what would the world do without you?
But hey, just when you thought that men were no longer important to procreate courtesy sperm banks, the boffins have now come up with 'artificial womb' and they have already produced sheep/lamb from those. Weird!
Anyways coming to the point, I was aware of the world. A single dimensional unit, where everybody had roles defined and rewards set up. Now I have two kids + one man-kid and that world which I knew, doesn't matter anymore. I am not concerned with Excel sheets, or anything that might take longer than a minute to be ready. Apps, smartphones, Wi-Fi kettle all fail when the kids cry. I have resorted to pen and paper, use the broom as its quieter than the hoover, no extractor fan in the bath as it drowns sound from outside (read just in case the baby might wake up and cry) cell-phone and other beeping devices on mute. Bye-Bye to the numerous video calls etc. All these precautions are necessary for the kids to be sound sleep but as per the people interacting with other mentally more ‘aware’ I am just being paranoid.
And why shouldn't I be? Ask any mother the appreciation for healthy silence... when the kids have been fed, watered, washed and are resting. I want to put my feet up and watch a mindless chick flick, just to feel a little joy from the monotonous and mundane things that I do everyday. May be my mind is tuned to a different channel altogether.
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