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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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