ooohhh gotta share this!! | ADHD Information

I am now smiling.

so sad

its like telling your mom your glad they have a crippling dis order,

when i have kids they will never know

yes im still ashamed of being a pscyche patient & having a disorder

 sorry no offense

That's ok Rayray.. its understandable.  THis disorder affects all of us differently.

For me, it's not crippling.. at least not anymore..

I think that the support of family and their love helps better than any medication. We all need to feel connected and accepted for who we are.

My kids love me just the way I am.. that's what makes it so good, never sad..

Sherry

yeah im not cool w/ it yet

My son and I were having a discussion about the difference between giftedness and ADD. ( He is gifted BTW, thus the reason for the discussion)

I explained to him that Both think out of the box and both have great novel ideas.  The problem with me at least is that sometimes its hard to act on the great ideas and even harder to pay attention when stuff is a little boring.

His response was, "yeah, like Social Studies.. I HATE social studies! I cant pay attention too well in their because its sooooo boring."

Then, as we are walking together in talking, my little 11 year old boy, holds my hand and says, mom, I'm glad you're ADD!!  you can understand all my neat ideas!

Now I have to ask How cool is that???

sherry

Awwwwwwwwww!!! That's awesome Kibbles. 

   Big hug for all the great ADD moms out there!

I've been dealing with this for a while now and have problem with it.  Yes, It does cause some issues from timt to time, but knowing what it is and how it affects you is half the battle.  It's funny that ya'll are talking about that because I have a 4yr old son and he helps me remember where I've put things or what I walked in the room to do.  He's a great help, but I certainly don't force him to help me...he's just a sweet boy. 

i'm starting to be glad i'm adhd. it feels good to finally accept me for me.

it still s**ks that i have screwed so much up, and that is just the way i live. but so much makes sense now, and i don't have to be down on myself for all my peculiarities.

i envy the hell out of you kibbles!

rayray- i have not told my kids b/c of shame. but they show signs of it too, and i don't want them to suffer the pains i have, struggling with characteristics i didn't understand or have control over.

if you are ashamed of it in you, your kids will always feel ashamed of it in themselves too. your approval will mean everything to them.

what you hate in yourself, you will hate in them too. you will be hard on them for those things you are hard on yourself.

give the little buggers a break, and accept yourself. it has been a tremendous gift to my boys for me to do so.

now comes the time to undo all the hardness they suffered at my inability to accept me for me.

Nice post seeker.  Acceptance does seem to be the key.  I want to thank everyone on this site for their posts, because I feel much better about myself now that I realize there is an explanation for my insanity. 

KIDS???  married

nope!

i can barely run my life!

That is the BEST!!!!  I think you are gifted too!