Adult A.D.D., isn't this the truth?

I've seen this before, but this time around, my sister-in-law, Becky, sent this to me. So sad (and so funny) but true.

RECENTLY, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A. A . A . D . D . - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests itself:

I decided to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I looked over at my car and decided mycar needs washing.

As I started toward the garage, I noticed that there is mail on the porch tablethat 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 down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can underthe 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 thegarbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only 1 check left. Myextra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my deskwhere I find a can of Coke that I had been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the coke aside sothat I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the coke is getting warm,and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the countercatches my eye-- they need to be watered.

I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I'vebeen searching for all morning. Then I decide I better put them back on mydesk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water andsuddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realizethat tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but Iwon't remember that it's on the table, so I decide to put it back in the denwhere it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spilled 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 Coke sitting on the counter,
----the flowers don't have enough water,
----there is still only 1 check in my checkbook,
----I can't find the remote,
----I can't find my glasses,
----and I don't remember what in the word 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 day long, and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, butfirst I'll check my e-mail.

Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you know, because Idon't remember to whom it has been sent.

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

Growing older is mandatory.
Growing up is optional.
Laughing at yourself is therapeutic.