Nova
10-22-05, 05:14 PM
I bet if we pooled our stories together we would have a best seller ! One of my favorite 'fumbles' was when I was watching the '95 World Series and my comment on why the Cleveland Browns were due to be in the World Series !! I named Brown team players such as Metcalf, Kosar, Matthews and droned on about their athletic attributes for ten minutes, while interjecting a 'Run, you idiot' in between..never even stopping long enough to realize the silence reflecting my 'inattention' to what I was watching and watching what I was 'saying'. :)
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/adhd/65264 (http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/adhd/65264)
Finding Humor In Life
Sometimes my forgetfulness can be quite humorous. It seems that every week I have what I call a “Lucy and Ethel” moment. You know Lucille Ricardo and Ethel Mertz always got into some kind of mess every week that they had a time getting out of. Well, I often have “Lucy and Ethel” moments, much to the embarrassment of my husband and children. But forgetfulness is just part of life with ADD. It’s something you grow accustomed to – sometimes too accustomed. Let me tell you about this week’s moment.
This week’s moment involved, of all things, going to the Social Security Administration office. I had received a letter from the IRS saying basically that they didn’t know who I was. Now, I’ve been the same person for 36 years, but it seems since I got married and changed my name on my social security card that somehow they lost me.
Anyway, I have my five year old working on her kindergarten worksheets (we homeschool) and I have all the papers I need filled out and I’m waiting on my number to be called. All is well with the world. The five year old is wiggling, but there is an empty seat beside her. I have things under control. I am superwoman today! And then it happens. You see, I know that I can’t sit there for as long as I’m going to have to sit there without getting utterly bored and getting into trouble, so I brought along something to do. I’m working on making a crocheted afghan for my husband’s cousin who is getting married this summer. I have it in a bag at my feet. After getting my daughter settled and double checking to make sure I have all the paperwork I need with me, I set out to pull out my blanket. Except the blanket is not the only thing that comes out of my bag. Attached to it is the bra that I put in the bag the other day because I hid it there when someone knocked at the door. I had forgotten about that completely – even though I had been looking for that very undergarment a few hours before when I got dressed. The man beside me widened his eyes considerably. I’m not sure about the other people in the room because I was in the front row – where everyone had a glorious view of my undergarment. Of course I stuffed the bra back into the bag, meekly smiled at the man next to me – who I’m proud to say reddened a bit in embarrassment – and went on about my crocheting.
I guess it says something about me that occurrences such as this no longer mortify me, doesn’t it? I really have learned to cope with some of the “problems” with ADD – forgetfulness, flakiness, procrastination and the like. One of the best coping methods I’ve found is to just take life with a big dose of humor. It’s hard to have ADD and be uptight—I used to manage it, but life is so much better when you can laugh at yourself. Have a good laugh and enjoy your "Lucy and Ethel moments" this week!
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/adhd/65264 (http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/adhd/65264)
Finding Humor In Life
Sometimes my forgetfulness can be quite humorous. It seems that every week I have what I call a “Lucy and Ethel” moment. You know Lucille Ricardo and Ethel Mertz always got into some kind of mess every week that they had a time getting out of. Well, I often have “Lucy and Ethel” moments, much to the embarrassment of my husband and children. But forgetfulness is just part of life with ADD. It’s something you grow accustomed to – sometimes too accustomed. Let me tell you about this week’s moment.
This week’s moment involved, of all things, going to the Social Security Administration office. I had received a letter from the IRS saying basically that they didn’t know who I was. Now, I’ve been the same person for 36 years, but it seems since I got married and changed my name on my social security card that somehow they lost me.
Anyway, I have my five year old working on her kindergarten worksheets (we homeschool) and I have all the papers I need filled out and I’m waiting on my number to be called. All is well with the world. The five year old is wiggling, but there is an empty seat beside her. I have things under control. I am superwoman today! And then it happens. You see, I know that I can’t sit there for as long as I’m going to have to sit there without getting utterly bored and getting into trouble, so I brought along something to do. I’m working on making a crocheted afghan for my husband’s cousin who is getting married this summer. I have it in a bag at my feet. After getting my daughter settled and double checking to make sure I have all the paperwork I need with me, I set out to pull out my blanket. Except the blanket is not the only thing that comes out of my bag. Attached to it is the bra that I put in the bag the other day because I hid it there when someone knocked at the door. I had forgotten about that completely – even though I had been looking for that very undergarment a few hours before when I got dressed. The man beside me widened his eyes considerably. I’m not sure about the other people in the room because I was in the front row – where everyone had a glorious view of my undergarment. Of course I stuffed the bra back into the bag, meekly smiled at the man next to me – who I’m proud to say reddened a bit in embarrassment – and went on about my crocheting.
I guess it says something about me that occurrences such as this no longer mortify me, doesn’t it? I really have learned to cope with some of the “problems” with ADD – forgetfulness, flakiness, procrastination and the like. One of the best coping methods I’ve found is to just take life with a big dose of humor. It’s hard to have ADD and be uptight—I used to manage it, but life is so much better when you can laugh at yourself. Have a good laugh and enjoy your "Lucy and Ethel moments" this week!