Having ADHD and EDF is:
by Darin M. Bush
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Finally
getting up the nerve to call Jennifer to ask her out on a date, except that her
name is Susan.
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Locking
your keys in the car while it is still running.
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Getting
halfway to work, shaving while you drive because you are running late, and
suddenly realizing that it is Memorial Day.
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Putting
your clothes in the dryer before you wash them.
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Showing
up three hours late to your own wedding.
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Going
to a job interview, and struggling to show up well dressed, with a spare
résumé, at the right time, on the right floor, in the wrong building.
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Procrastinating
going to a One-Day Sale.
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Saying
“I love you” at the end of a voice mail to your boss.
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Driving
around all night looking for a 24-hour post office so you can mail the IRS your
taxes from last year.
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Having
to clean your home before the cleaning service arrives, as they will put
everything away, including the stuff you leave out intentionally so you will
not lose it.
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Working
on stuff around your home, going outside to get something out of the car, and
noticing that the trunk is open from when you carried in a bag of groceries two
hours ago.
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Raining:
no umbrella. Umbrella: not raining.
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Having
to call someone on their cell phone for directions while you are following them
in your car.
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Finally
remembering to go buy batteries for a device you threw away last year.
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The
absolute joy in discovering for the first time the contents of a box you
packed.
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After
a few years, people have no problem with you saying, “It slipped my mind,” even
when talking about things like staff meetings, paying bills, meals, and wearing
pants.
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The
whole, “Look, a chicken” thing is funnier every time.
Copyright 2005 by Darin M.
Bush