Don’t forget the little things, like relationships.
My wife (after nearly 10 years) is beginning to work with me on things.
I’ve told her countless times that if she just gives me a verbal list of tasks, I’ll handle one, maybe two if they’re small, and the rest is gone.
Text me. Email me. Write it down. Let me reference it later. I’m not trying to get out of <Insert Chore> I honestly got distracted and forgot. Why was I distracted? Well, there are 11 animals in this house, not to mention phones and computers and TVs and yeah… Plus, any time I try to accomplish anything, she tries to add more to the list (verbally) and it fucks me all up.
A list. Simple, succinct. If I run out of shit to do, I’ll let ya know.
Its hard some days.
I’ve literally gone out to a corner store to pick up wine for later, and had her text me adding crap, and I never wound up getting the wine. Totally forgot.
That was why I left the house in the first place. It was the only place I had planned to go!
Go with 1-2 things in mind, wind ip coming home with 15, minus one of the things you actually needed. Meanwhile you entered the store repeating to yourself what you needed and still screwed it up. Why not write it down? Because this time I’ll remember. If you even have the thought to write it down occur to you.
Eh, my whole family is adhd. It’s not the forgetting things that bothers me as much as the failure to put up all available reminders. We know we’re gonna forget. So put the reminder in the calendar app with a notification! Nope. Just another fuckup waiting to bite you in the ass the day after when you suddenly remember it for no fucking reason at all.
Don’t forget the little things, like relationships.
My wife (after nearly 10 years) is beginning to work with me on things.
I’ve told her countless times that if she just gives me a verbal list of tasks, I’ll handle one, maybe two if they’re small, and the rest is gone.
Text me. Email me. Write it down. Let me reference it later. I’m not trying to get out of <Insert Chore> I honestly got distracted and forgot. Why was I distracted? Well, there are 11 animals in this house, not to mention phones and computers and TVs and yeah… Plus, any time I try to accomplish anything, she tries to add more to the list (verbally) and it fucks me all up.
A list. Simple, succinct. If I run out of shit to do, I’ll let ya know.
Its hard some days.
I’ve literally gone out to a corner store to pick up wine for later, and had her text me adding crap, and I never wound up getting the wine. Totally forgot.
That was why I left the house in the first place. It was the only place I had planned to go!
Oh, damn the “just a few things from the store.”
Go with 1-2 things in mind, wind ip coming home with 15, minus one of the things you actually needed. Meanwhile you entered the store repeating to yourself what you needed and still screwed it up. Why not write it down? Because this time I’ll remember. If you even have the thought to write it down occur to you.
Eh, my whole family is adhd. It’s not the forgetting things that bothers me as much as the failure to put up all available reminders. We know we’re gonna forget. So put the reminder in the calendar app with a notification! Nope. Just another fuckup waiting to bite you in the ass the day after when you suddenly remember it for no fucking reason at all.