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aussie_paul


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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 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 Coke I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my cheques,
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:
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 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 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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Cupie


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Not a Joke .

Sounds like a day in my life.



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Corndoggy


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I was going to ask if its for real.
I've done a few things like that recently.



-- Edited by Corndoggy on Saturday 18th of May 2024 12:56:03 PM

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BarneyBDB


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What was the question???

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Corndoggy


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Ok rang my doctor and told him I had this. He replied someone is pulling my leg. I replied is that why my right leg is so sore or is it just another symptom that wasn't mentioned. I will add that to the list.

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landy


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Just another normal day. Now where did I leave that old Landy.

-- Edited by landy on Saturday 18th of May 2024 10:18:27 PM

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Dick0


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Just normal with me!

What was the topic again?

 



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oxleigh


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Good memories, too close to home eh.



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There is a way to beat this problem. I know, trust me.

Recently, like many moons and suns back Uncle Al moved in with me. I noticed very quickly I was doing silly things and forgetting simple things. So, after much thought I found a way to solve the problem.

Get up in the morning before Uncle Al and I mostly have a good and trouble free day. If he gets up first well, I'm buggered.



Keep Safe on the roads and out in the playground(and don't let Uncle Al drive)

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