tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post6955183804470318839..comments2023-11-05T02:23:23.606-06:00Comments on Raising Rascals: Self-Diagnosis. And Way Too Much Internet Reading.Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831708120022109063noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-31210433346500041612009-11-13T19:06:38.335-06:002009-11-13T19:06:38.335-06:00You and my mother would have so much to talk about...You and my mother would have so much to talk about. She self-diagnosed the same thing and her doctor agreed. Medication can be a beautiful thing. ;)<br /><br />I totally agree about the tv-ing and computering. The perfect multitasking combo.<br /><br />I must, must must comment about your comment on CPQ's giveaway. A slice of bread? Really? There's really more to life, girl.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078543392410879361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-39177069185983895232009-11-12T04:27:28.948-06:002009-11-12T04:27:28.948-06:00Yet. . . you organize your jewelry box? Just sayin...Yet. . . you organize your jewelry box? Just sayin'. <br /><br />Seriously though, I find the older that I get the harder time I have with multitasking. I used to could talk on the phone, cook dinner, fold laundry, and referee b/t the kids all at the same time. . . These days I have a tough time chewing bubble gum and walking. <br /><br />Hope you get it all figured out!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946473078251300151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-7162785904835252362009-11-12T02:03:27.594-06:002009-11-12T02:03:27.594-06:00Girl...you. me. same. But we've already estab...Girl...you. me. same. But we've already established that.<br /><br />And I had to chuckle a bit at the piles upon piles of sports and school packets that HAVEN'T SENT THEMSELVES YET....because as I type, I am standing next to one such pile.<br /><br />Love ya, my fellow ADD friend.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164864938908297643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-69099956460490068052009-11-11T23:20:49.461-06:002009-11-11T23:20:49.461-06:00I don't know you. At all really. But you sou...I don't know you. At all really. But you sound like the typical American homeschooling mama to me. Granted, I'm not an MD or anything but we ALL go through this to one degree or another.<br /><br />I am a HUGE advocate that ADD and ADHD are over diagnosed in this country. I do believe it's real, however. Be sure to talk to your friendly neighborhood Naturopath. He can help you find foods that can enhance your thinkability.<br /><br />But that's just me... ;)Yule {b}Loghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986762071294567658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-36799144834519834732009-11-11T23:03:09.428-06:002009-11-11T23:03:09.428-06:00Amb,
Not sure where to go with this one, babe! Fra...Amb,<br />Not sure where to go with this one, babe! Frankly, a lot of the things you describe fit me, too, and I'm pretty sure I'm not ADD. I asked DR. MOM just now if she thought you were ADD, and her DIAGNOSIS was a big NO! She said she'd taught ADD students in school and from her raising of you, it's a definite that you are not ADD. I sense you are not looking at a lot of the other qualities and characteristic of your life close enough. From what I can see, you've got some great down.to.earth priorities that took decision-making and discipline to effect. There goes three of your list out the window! <br /><br />I know, I know, I've got a doctor's degree but IT'S NOT THE KIND THAT CAN HELP ANYBODY. (so stated the youngster whose dad was preacher to a friend whose dad was an MD) I do hope I'm helping you.<br />Anyway, from my perspective on the matter, you don't fit the profile.<br /><br />I love you and who you are. I hope you don't medicate that away.<br /><br />Jim-DadJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556537857098798281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-75784054832816440292009-11-11T23:01:55.576-06:002009-11-11T23:01:55.576-06:00Gosh! We could be sisters... oh wait, we are. So...Gosh! We could be sisters... oh wait, we are. Sorry sis, but I think you take after me.<br /><br />Love you bunches!Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03430940633112993366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-80156677328291017162009-11-11T22:46:50.165-06:002009-11-11T22:46:50.165-06:00Oh girl, I know it's frustrating and I do agre...Oh girl, I know it's frustrating and I do agree with Kendra that something happens to us after having children that just makes everything wild!<br /><br />I'm praying for you and you know I'll be right here figurin' things out with you! I love you like crazy!Tiffanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320279256655289711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-26721108127288219822009-11-11T22:11:59.603-06:002009-11-11T22:11:59.603-06:00Oh my goodness! When Kendra started describing he...Oh my goodness! When Kendra started describing herself as being like the book "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie", I was like "YES!! That's me". Perfect analogy. I have always wondered if all women are this crazy in the way they get things done. I was "checking" along with ya on 9 out of 10 symptoms. <br />I hope you get some answers, or guidance, or direction or at least some peace of mind about what's going on!!<br />I'll say extra prayer for ya!<br /><br />KellyScott Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830646234123842212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-3990341107987648482009-11-11T22:01:46.516-06:002009-11-11T22:01:46.516-06:00I sort of giggled at this at first, but I didn'...I sort of giggled at this at first, but I didn't because I know you're serious. And I know where you're coming from. It's not a funny thing when you're experiencing it. I'm sorry, because I can hear your frustration and, maybe, fear. I think I'd be scared that I would always be this way (which I am much of the time. I just hide it well).<br /><br />I'm glad you're going to the dr. I think she'll help you realize that what you're experiencing is really normal and that there are so many things that can help you. I know a couple of great doctors in LR if you want their names.<br /><br />You can call me too! I love that I'm on your "in-skin" friend list. I can't wait to see you at christmastime! Because I AM going to see you at Christmastime, right?!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638623959806383338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024494770726686376.post-79701760897822767812009-11-11T21:44:20.606-06:002009-11-11T21:44:20.606-06:00That's me, too. I diagnosed myself years ago, ...That's me, too. I diagnosed myself years ago, since I worked for years with the mental health field I was able to easily read the writing on the wall. <br /><br />And I was not always this way. I blame hormones. When my hormones shifted in to down drive, so did my brain. You've had three kids. You know what those pregnancy hormones did to your brain. It's true, having kids makes you lose your mind!<br /><br />I tell Wayne over and over that I am like those "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" books. If you give me a vacuum, then I'm going to want to dust first. And if I'm going to dust, then I have to put away the things stacked on my dresser. And in putting away the things stacked on my dresser, I remember that I have Sam's laundry to be folded. So I fold his laundry. When I go to his room to put the laundry away, I discover a pile of library books that are over due. So I take them downstairs to put them on the bar. When I take them downstairs, I remember that I need to unload the dishwasher. So I start to unload the dishwasher. As I put away the pots and pans, I remember that I have not figured out what to make for supper yet..."<br /><br />Housework is a viscous cycle to an ADD brain, is it not?Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760109652055514720noreply@blogger.com