----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris W." <day_dreamer_icq@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 9:56 PM Subject: Do you have AAADD? > I have recently been diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.! > > Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it goes: I decided to > wash the car. > > I start toward the garage. > > And notice the mail on the table. > > Ok, I'm going to wash the car. > > But first I'm going to go through the mail. > > I lay the car keys down on the desk. Discard the junk mail. > > And notice the trash can is full. > > Ok, I'll just put the bills on my desk. > > And take the trash can out. > > And since I'm going to be near the mailbox anyway, I'll pay these few bills > first. > > Now, where is my check book? > > Oops, there's only one check left. > > My extra checks are in my desk. Oh, there's the coke I was drinking. > > I'm going to look for those checks. > > But first I need to put my coke further away from the computer. > > Ok, maybe I'll pop it into the fridge to keep it cold for awhile. > > I head towards the kitchen > > My flowers catch my eye, they need some water. > > I set the coke on the counter. > > And uh oh! > > There are my glasses. I was looking for them all morning! > > I'd better put them away first. > > I fill a container with water and head for the flower pots--- > > Aaaaaaagh! Someone left the TV remote in the kitchen. > > I'll never think to look in the kitchen tonight when I want to watch TV > > so I'd better put it on top of the TV set where it belongs. > > I splash some water into the pots and onto the floor. > > I throw the remote onto a soft cushion on the sofa. And I head back down the > hall trying to figure out what it was I was > > going to do. > > I realize at the end of my day: > > The car isn't washed. The bills are unpaid. The coke is sitting on the > kitchen counter. The flowers are half watered. The check book still only has > one check in it. And I can't seem to find my car keys! > > When I try to figure out how come nothing got done today, > > I'm baffled because - I KNOW I WAS BUSY ALL DAY LONG!!! I realize this is a > serious condition and I'll get help............ BUT FIRST I think I'll check > my email......... > > > > Take Care & Have A Very Special Day, :-) > > Chris W. > > >