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A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - DeusxMac - 06-06-2020
Age-Activated Attention-Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first...
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox, when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my cheque book off the table, and see that there is only one cheque left.
My extra cheques are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my cheques, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Pepsi on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs.
But first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.
Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
The car isn't washed,
The bills aren't paid,
There is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter,
The flowers don't have enough water,
There is still only 1 cheque in my cheque book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
And I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem,
And I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail....
(Can't take credit for this, received if from a friend. Origin unknown)
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - archipirata - 06-06-2020
Mine usually starts with "I walked into the kitchen..."
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - digby - 06-06-2020
I've been saying for years that all I need is an app that tells me why I walked back in the kitchen...
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - rgG - 06-06-2020
Oh my, I thought it was just me.
I think I feel better. Lol
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - Pam - 06-06-2020
Lol!
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - RAMd®d - 06-06-2020
This is how it manifests:
Good to know.
I'll be ok then.
I don't have a garden.
Mine usually starts with "I walked into the kitchen..."
I just assume I meant to get something to eat.
Which oddly coincided with my need to do more outdoor walking.
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - Filliam H. Muffman - 06-06-2020
Malcolm In The Middle. Hal Fixes a Light Bulb - youtu.be/AbSehcT19u0
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - testcase - 06-06-2020
Many people call that "Saturday"..............
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - blooz - 06-07-2020
Yep That sounds about right. LOL!
Re: A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! - mrbigstuff - 06-07-2020
The first part of that I call "yard work ADD." I've got it something awful.