It’s true, having a baby doesn’t only make you lose your memory but it also turns you into a blabbering idiot. Lack of sleep, stress over the demands of parenthood and other things conspire to distract you and make you unable to think. In the latest example of how far my brain has gone, yesterday I found myself preparing a cup of tea by putting a mug of water not in the microwave, where I usually put it, but on the stove… and turning on the fire.