A.A.A.D.D.

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  1. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    AAADD- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....



    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 itself:

    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 head towards the garage,
    I notice mail on the porch table that I picked up from the post man 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 recycling box under the table, and notice that the recycling box is full.

    So, I decide to put the bills back
    on the table and take out the recycling first.

    But then I think,
    since I'm going to be near the postbox when I take out the recycling paper anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

    I take my cheque book off the table,
    and notice 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 cup of coffee I'd been drinking.

    I'm going to look for my cheques,
    but first I need to push the coffee aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

    The coffee is getting cold,
    and I decide to make another cup.

    As I head toward the kitchen with the cold coffee,
    a vase of flowers on the worktop catches my eye - the flowers need water.

    I put the coffee on the worktop 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 put the glasses back down on the worktop,
    fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote control. Someone left it on the kitchen table.

    I realise 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 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 put 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 cold cup of coffee 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 realise 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 favour.
    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!!
     
  2. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    :old: Oh dear me .... I hope I never get as old as you .... :ywn: that wore me out just reading it .... :lollol::rotfl: :wink: :p :D :luv:

    Okay ... you can slap my hands .... :yho:
     
  3. wiseowl

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    Hi Marley Thats what I call a good day:hehe::old::rotfl:
     
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    A bit too familiar for my liking.:roll:
     
  5. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    :idea: :dh::wink: Maybe that's why we all get on, on here then...!!!!!:rotfl::rotfl::old::lollol:
     
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    Takes one to know one:lollol::lollol::scratch:
    Got the tee shirt already
     
  7. sweetpeas

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    Sounds like me, I must have early on-set AAADD :lollol:
     
  8. daitheplant

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    You dribble as well Rob, do you? I`ve got the tea shirt too.:gnthb: Ooops sorry, didn`t see your spelling.:o:D
     
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    That sums up my first hour.:D
     
  10. capney

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    :scratch::scratch: T shirt :dh:?
    robert
     
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    Marley, have you got a camera watching me???? :scratch: :lollol: :lollol: :lollol: :lollol:

    Now where did I put those keys?:hehe:
     
  13. Marley Farley

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    :scratch: You are wondering where your keys are..... :hehe: I was wondering where my car was...:scratch::lollol::lollol: Walked to where I had parked... Not there.......:idea: Then I remembered... That was where I parked it last time...!!!!!:dh::lollol::rotfl:
     
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    Maybe you walked...:yho::yho::yho::yho:
     
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    Why are none of the younger members taking part in this thread? Do you think they are afraid? Very afraid.:hehe::old:
     

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