Age Activated ADD

sorgesu

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...

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!

Alan Fraser

Thats sounds familiar, Susan. I believe when you finally pass the Failing Attention/Retention Threshold, you officially become an old FART.

Mike Lucey

Its not the end of the World. How do you feel about it Susan?

solo

I would have responded sooner as I read this yesterday and was about to reply when I saw in red you had a sale, so I thought I'd check it out while I was scrolled there already which took me away from SCF and to your site which got me looking at plants, I saw a plant that looked interesting so I decided to google it to find more info on it, which enabled a popup and I ended up watching porn....long story short, I'm back, great post.

Mike Lucey

Isn't that called Multi-Tasking, the stuff that women do so well?

sorgesu

I laughed so hard. What else could I do. Actually, I'm not at all sure it is just about being an old fart, but also how very busy and complex our lives have become. We have so much to juggle.

At least my antics provide entertainment for my kids.

(PS Peter, you are still really quick on the uptake. Very clever!)

pbacot

The flipside is at our age we should know the cure. Get away. As you know these things will be there when you get back. Go to the beach, a long walk, a good book. You deserve a (long) break today.

Pete, I assume the last thing kept your attention, at least for a couple minutes.

Gaieus

Susan, I might be the same - the solution is not to make plans!

Pete: the whole, meandering story looks like a simple excuse to watch porn...