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1. You offer up a burnt offering anytime you attempt cooking. The fire department actually came knocking the last time you lit the stove.
2. You show up at the airport to find out that your flight left on time – yesterday.
3. You have 20 open tabs on your computer and can’t even remember what you were searching the web for.
4. Drinking coffee relaxes you or even puts you to sleep.
5. You missed the mortgage payment last month because you got distracted while doing the “bill pay” online.
6. You left your infant child in the car at the parking lot at work unintentionally, because you forgot to drop him off at the sitter on your way out in the morning.
7. You forgot to pick up your child from school because a call came in and you chatted with your BFF (Best Friends Forever) for a whole hour.
8. You’ve been fired from 3 or more jobs for lack of focus and follow-through with job assignments.
9. You are razor-focused on any tasks that you enjoy but get insanely bored with everything else.
10. You get the response “not another project that will go unfinished” when you share your brilliant idea with a loved one.
If you answered yes to any one of the ten items, you very likely have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
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Cute. Either that or you’re a mom and have irreversible mommy-brain damage. Pretty sure I’ve done a few things on your list!
Holly,
I think there is just a touch of A.D.D in us moms. We don’t have the luxury of focusing on just one thing like men. We get pulled in all directions.
Even adults can get distracted. I find exercising before working helps me to focus
Tara,
You are right about the distractions, too many tasks, too little time. Exercise or a cup of “morning joe” helps me stay focused.
Either ADD or we have kids. My kids can easily distract me.
The female brain is better wired for multi-tasking. Folks with ADD have a tougher time keeping up with the juggling act. Thankfully there are “sophisticated” tools out there to help- like making a list.
Thankfully, I don’t have it. Aging brain is bad enough!
Let me make a go at phrasing that; Aging brain + A.D.D = Chaos.
We all do to a degree but dealing with children who have it is what tests us the most!
Kids with ADD/ADHD will stress you- no kidding! As much as I dislike medicating kids for ADD/ADHD, I have run into kids who have it bad and I have had to advocate on their behalf to have their parents at least try medications.