25 Things to love about ADD...

Just last night I was accused on being uncaring and insensitive for not running to the kitchen when J sliced her hand on a knife. I explained that based on the swearing and level of fussing I didn't really think it was all that serious. She wasn't amused and simply pointed out that I am the drama queen in the house, not her, so I should have known she was injured and run for a band-aid. Who's the drama queen again? Oh, yeah...I'd beg to differ, but that might not be wise since I don't care for arguments...Here are 25 thing to love about ADD snagged from the newsletter I get. I've never been diagnosed, and would not prefer to be thank you very much, but 2 of my 3 kids have and it runs rampant throughout the family. LOL

1. Insomnia makes for more time to play...though I don't get that perk
2. The drive of hyperfocus...I was on the laptop when she cut herself
3. Resiliency...I'm not mad
4. A sparkling personality...some might refer to that as a Mack Truck
5. Generosity with time money and resources...that must be why I'm always over-committed
6. Ingenuity...Yep, drive folks nuts at home with it
7. A strong sense of what is Fair...Luckily I learned life isn't
8. Willingness to take a risk...Yep, you can fix failures or keep trying
9. Making far reaching analogies no one understands...See paragraph above
10. Spontaneity...Check. Drives the Fam Crazy!
11. Possessing the mind of a Pentium with only 2 MBs of RAM...What did I forget now?
12. Pleasant and constant surprises from finding things you forgot...yep
13. Being Funny...Yeah, they like to laugh at me as I zoom looking for keys, phone, whatever
14. Being the last of the Romantics...I don't think so, only in theory
15. Being a good conversationalist...Think social butterfly
16. An innately better understanding of intuitive technologies like PDAs or PCs...Yep and trying to teach others is an exercise in patience
17. Honestly believing anything is possible...It is
18. Rarely being satisfied with status quo...Fam, this is why we have a new living room every week
19. Compassion...Yep, I rescue dogs
20. Persistence...I am stubborn and bull-headed but that's good stuff
21. Joining the ranks of artists, musicians and other creative folks...They are the fun ones anyway
22. Always being there with a different perspective...even if it annoys you
23. Willingness to fight for what you believe in...This will get you labeled as a bitch
24. Excellence in Motivating others...They'll be happy to go to greatness or off the cliff if you just position it right
25. Being highly organized, punctual and generally responsible...So ok, the last one IS a lie.

Do you have it too? I think I got it from the kids. ;)-