A. A. A. D. D.

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  1. Katie

    Katie Guest

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    Received it from a friend and find it so true.. Enjoy!

    Katie

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    Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

    Recently, I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - 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 my car needs washing.
    As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is 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 down 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 1 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 that I had 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. I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should 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 to be watered.
    I set the Coke down on the counter, and I 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 I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.
    I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will 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 down 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 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 day long, and I'm really tired.

    Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!

    GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC.
     
  2. lindat

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    lololololololol


    I think that was writen about me!!!


    btw, I turned the dreaded 50 today.... :cry:
     
  3. Kait13

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    happy birthday!!!
     
  4. Greta

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    This is too cute and true... I can't some of my family having days like this loo..

    Lindat, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
     
  5. Katie

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    Happy B-day LindaT!

    :happy birthday: :lotsofmichaelf:
     
  6. Tbonita

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    Isn't that the truth ?!

    :D :D :D :D :D
     
  7. Tbonita

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    Happy Birthday Lindat !
     
  8. lindat

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    Thanks everyone!
    Funny tho, I still feel like 29!! ( at least my mind does) :lol:
     
  9. janie

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    LINDA, HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY!!!!

    :party: :party: :happy birthday: :happy birthday: :party: :party: :happy birthday: :happy birthday: :party: :party: :happy birthday: :happy birthday:
     
  10. Michael F.

    Michael F. Moderator/1st CC Member Registered Member

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    *bump*
    saw this again recently. too funny :lol:
     
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