Aaadd

tashasdaddy

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AAADD - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder


I think I'm coming down with it!
And it doesn't discriminate between males and females either!
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 Coke I'd 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.

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 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 the hell I've sent it to.
Don't laugh! If this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
 
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Re: Aaadd

Thats me big time... Wow,you been spying on me?? The only thing different is I'd walk down to the mailbox to make sure I closed the lid.l.o.l.;)
Jim
 

kend301

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Since I just don't remember loosing my memory ... I am fine huh ?
What are we talking about again? Got to go and find the Dog I think he is outside .. not in the car , not out front , not out back , Still on the boat I dropped off at the dealer ???? Gotta Run !!!
 

NBE

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Re: Aaadd

Man...did that one hit the nail on the head.
 

JB

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AHA!! So that's where my reading glasses are.
 

triumphrick

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Of all the things I've lost, it's my mind I miss the most.....:redface:

Thanks for sharing...I don't feel that bad now....;)
 

rainman99

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Can this condition be curried by just playing on the computer all day?
 

shep247

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This is what I look forward to most about retirement. Working all day, getting nothing done, and feeling great because none of it really mattered anyway.
 

rjlipscomb

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That sounds just like my wife, she swears that she gets all of this stuff by interjecting things along the way, and nothing gets completed (unless by iterative process - completing the loop enough times). :):)

And, I thought her tendencies were just rubbing off on me. :eek:
 

Tyme2fish

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I had a doctor appointment today and the doc wants me to exercise more. I responded, "Doc, it's mind over matter. If I don't mind, it doesn't matter.":D
 

Tim Frank

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This is what I look forward to most about retirement. Working all day, getting nothing done, and feeling great because none of it really mattered anyway.

Exactly.
Get up in the morning with nothing that you have to get done the whole day....and you can still be half-finished by noon! ;):D
 

HopeSheFloats

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LOL, priceless...I had a great response typed out but can't remember what folder I saved it to.
 

lowkee

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I would have read it, but got bored after the third A :rolleyes:
 
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