Posted by LinK on Saturday, January 10, 2004 at 7:58PM :
In Reply to: Re: Is it just me.......... posted by Tom in Oregon on Saturday, January 10, 2004 at 7:34PM :
I've Got AAADD Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder
Recently, I was diagnosed with AAADD: Age Activated Attention Deficit
Disorder.
This is how it manifests:
I decided to wash my car. As I started toward the garage, I
spotted the mail on the hall table I should go through the mail before
I
wash the car.
I lay the car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the trash
can under the table, and notice that the trash can is full.
So, I put the bills back on the table and take out the trash
first.
Since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash
anyway, I might as well pay the bills first. I see my checkbook on the
table, but there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my
desk in
the study, so I go to my desk, where I
find the bottle of juice that I had been drinking. I'm going to
look for my checks, but first I need to push the juice aside so that I
don't accidentally knock it over. But the juice is getting warm, and
should
be put in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
Heading toward the kitchen with the juice, a vase of flowers on
the counter catches my eye.
They need to be watered.I set the juice down on the counter, and find my
reading glasses, for which I've been searching all morning.I had 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. Tonight when we sit down
to watch TV, we will be looking for the remote, but nobody will
remember
that it's on the kitchen table. I should put it back in the den
where it
belongs, but first I'll water the flowers .
I splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the
floor. So, I put the remote back down on the table, and get some towels
to
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 bottle of juice sitting on the
counter,
the flowers aren't watered,
there is still only one check in my checkbook, I can't find the remote,
I
can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car
keys.
I'm trying to figure out why nothing got done today; it's quite
baffling
because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. I know
this
is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but
first
I'll check my e-mail. Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to
whoever you think might enjoy it, because I don't remember who I've
already sent it to.
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