Suffering from Aging Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
Many of you know that I am a counselor. I wondered if anyone out there can relate??
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 check book off the table,
And see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
So I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks,
But first I need to push the Coke aside
So that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Coke is getting warm,
And I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke,
A vase of flowers on the counter
Catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Coke 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:
My garden is flooded
The car isn't washed
The bills aren't paid
There is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter
The flowers don't have enough water,
There is still only 1 check in my check 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 damn 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....
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 check book off the table,
And see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
So I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks,
But first I need to push the Coke aside
So that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Coke is getting warm,
And I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke,
A vase of flowers on the counter
Catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Coke 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:
My garden is flooded
The car isn't washed
The bills aren't paid
There is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter
The flowers don't have enough water,
There is still only 1 check in my check 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 damn 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....
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Comment by Vicki (Brandon's Momma) on January 23, 2009 at 5:03pm - Very true sounds like alot of my days....LOL
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Comment by Joyce Tucson Mom on January 23, 2009 at 7:40pm - I laugh every time I read this:)! Now, what was I doing before . . . ? LOL:)!
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Comment by Mamma Mary on January 23, 2009 at 9:22pm - Well there you have it, I finally have a diagnosis.
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Comment by Theresa{SAILOR COLE'S MOM} on January 23, 2009 at 11:52pm - OMG...That sounds just like me...Maybe one day on your lost journey you'll wonder across my page...When I came here I was looking for something on my friends pages but ran across this....UMMMM....Do you know what I was looking for or doing ? ? ? ....LOL.... Well KEEP-in-TOUCH.....THERESA
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Comment by carol on January 24, 2009 at 12:01am - I feel vindicated for when nothing gets done. Thanks for helping me out!! It must be normal if we all have it. LOL What was I going to do?
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Comment by carol on January 24, 2009 at 1:32am - Too funny and Mama Mary that was priceless what you said!!!
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Comment by Jenny...CBmom "CAN DO" on January 24, 2009 at 2:27am - are you following me? :)
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Comment by LynnDear on January 24, 2009 at 10:43am - My friend sent this to me and I thought I would share because I really, really, REALLY could relate to it. It is good to see that I am not alone in my selectively unproductive world. I am enjoying the comments as must as the post.
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Comment by Jacqueline Manning on March 3, 2009 at 10:24pm - Oh my that has to be the funniest thing i have ead in a long time!
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Comment by LynnDear on March 3, 2009 at 10:44pm
- How on earth did you find this oldie?? It was way on the back page. I am just happy that so many people can relate to it.
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