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Old 04-20-2010, 02:11 PM
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> AAADD
> KNOW THE SYMPTOMS......PLEASE READ!
>
> Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.
> Somehow I feel better even though I have it!!
>
> 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 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 Pepsi I'd been drinking.
>
> I'm going to look for my checks,
> 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 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....
>
> Do me a favor.
> Forward this message to everyone you know,
> because I don't remember who I've sent it to.
>
> Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!





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Old 04-20-2010, 02:16 PM
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thanks for sharing!
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Old 04-20-2010, 02:32 PM
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i WANNA KNOW WHERE DID YOU HIDE THE CAMERA you must of recorded me one day
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Old 04-20-2010, 02:39 PM
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LOL - now I know where my days go!
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Old 04-20-2010, 02:44 PM
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OMG, I have AAADD. I didn't know this condition had a name! I must remember to tell my daughters, they think I'm just old!
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Old 04-20-2010, 03:11 PM
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lol...applies to me...busy all day and nothing done!
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Old 04-21-2010, 07:14 AM
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well then...I must have AAADD on top of my ADHD that I already have. Throw them in a hat and stir and I must have:
AAAADDHDD...or something like that, lol.
let's see...age activated adult attention decidedly deficient hyperactivity disorder disease. :shock: :shock: :shock:
Someone call 9-1-??? what's that other number???? :lol:
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Old 04-21-2010, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltncrazy
well then...I must have AAADD on top of my ADHD that I already have. Throw them in a hat and stir and I must have:
AAAADDHDD...or something like that, lol.
let's see...age activated adult attention decidedly deficient hyperactivity disorder disease. :shock: :shock: :shock:
Someone call 9-1-??? what's that other number???? :lol:
hehehe. We must be related :thumbup:
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Old 04-21-2010, 09:53 PM
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I do that on a daily basis... but I'm still very young... but I have so much on my mind lately...
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Old 04-21-2010, 10:35 PM
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Thanks for posting this, at least now I know that I'm not alone!
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