Is there a disorder for people who cannot triage things?

[OldLarry]

Asking for a friend, who I may or may not be married to...

[TBS]

Attention Deficit Disorder

[Doremite]

x2

[babybear]

In my mind I sometimes call my bf a "sweet idiot"
it helps to keep pet peeves positive

but yea being able to assess and triage stuff is a good skill (not just for first aid)

[Meadow Skipper]

This hits close.

[huckbucket]

Look!! A shiny object!!!

[Danno]

Fuck

[Tech Tonics]

As someone who is CLEARLY ADD...

I can triage like a motherfucker. In fact, if I couldn't prioritize shit I wouldn't be able to accomplish anything. I'm 37 so maybe I'm old enough to have developed a coping mechanism.

I'm a big list maker, and have found that I SQUIRREL!!!!

[char]

As someone who is CLEARLY ADD...

I can triage like a motherfucker. In fact, if I couldn't prioritize shit I wouldn't be able to accomplish anything. I'm 37 so maybe I'm old enough to have developed a coping mechanism.

I'm a big list maker, and have found that I SQUIRREL!!!!

New list, prioritized, every morning.

[neufox47]

As someone who is CLEARLY ADD...

I can triage like a motherfucker. In fact, if I couldn't prioritize shit I wouldn't be able to accomplish anything. I'm 37 so maybe I'm old enough to have developed a coping mechanism.

I'm a big list maker, and have found that I SQUIRREL!!!!

Pretty sure OLs wife is 19 so there's room to grow.

[mtngirl79]

I have this problem when I have more than I feel like I can handle. The natural response is to want to do nothing and that makes shit worse.

[Steven S. Dallas]

My wife has some version of this where she chooses inopportune times to take on tasks- usually it's in the morning when we're trying to get on the road and she'll decide, like, that she needs to spend ten minutes folding clothes. As a result, I have developed the ability to drink coffee through gritted teeth. She's not ADD, OCD, or anything like that- at all- but has no sense of how long it takes to do stuff.*


*My rule: everything takes fucking forever, twice that if it's raining.

[~mikey b]

I think my wife's head injury has made this worse. Even if she "forgot" what I told her, I woulda thought she coulda figgered it out without asking me later. Look at it. Figure it out. It's not rocket surgery. If you slow down and don't freak out that it "doesn't fucking work!", you'll see that it actually does work. Just like I told you.

[bagtagley]

My wife has some version of this where she chooses inopportune times to take on tasks- usually it's in the morning when we're trying to get on the road and she'll decide, like, that she needs to spend ten minutes folding clothes. As a result, I have developed the ability to drink coffee through gritted teeth. She's not ADD, OCD, or anything like that- at all- but has no sense of how long it takes to do stuff.

That's my wife. She takes the worlds longest showers, yet inevitably decides to take one 10 minutes before we have to leave. She'll decide she needs to paint her toenails while I'm walking out the door. This is why we don't carpool anymore, and why I've taken to lying about the time we need to be somewhere.

Don't sweat it, though. When your kid(s) are old enough, she'll just blame them for making you late to stuff.

[TomCrac]

Time and Space. Such mysterious concepts.

[OldLarry]

So a little background: I absolutely adore my wife but this is a great example of how batshit crazy she can be:

Last night she is frantically packing/ getting ready to go away for the weekend (early flight). I (ever helpful husband) ask how I can help.

"I need a screwdriver"

"I'm, ok. For what?"

"I don't like the knobs on the vanity in my bathroom. I bought new ones yesterday and want to change them."

"Ummmm, have you figured out how you are getting the the airport?"

"No, why?"

[Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo]

My wife has some version of this where she chooses inopportune times to take on tasks- usually it's in the morning when we're trying to get on the road and she'll decide, like, that she needs to spend ten minutes folding clothes. As a result, I have developed the ability to drink coffee through gritted teeth. She's not ADD, OCD, or anything like that- at all- but has no sense of how long it takes to do stuff.*


*My rule: everything takes fucking forever, twice that if it's raining.

That's my wife. She takes the worlds longest showers, yet inevitably decides to take one 10 minutes before we have to leave. She'll decide she needs to paint her toenails while I'm walking out the door. This is why we don't carpool anymore, and why I've taken to lying about the time we need to be somewhere.

Don't sweat it, though. When your kid(s) are old enough, she'll just blame them for making you late to stuff.

This is like a watershed moment for me. Here I thought I was all alone. I've been thinking about starting a support group for husbands like us. It meets next to my liquor cabinet. When? every fucking time my wife and I have somewhere to be.

[Meadow Skipper]

I routinely add a half hour to the announced departure time anymore for the reasons stated above. That works pretty good for us. The hard part for me is how to spend that time - it's hard to be constructive because she needs constant monitoring to only be distracted for a half hour.

[Timberridge]

So a little background: I absolutely adore my wife but this is a great example of how batshit crazy she can be:

Last night she is frantically packing/ getting ready to go away for the weekend (early flight). I (ever helpful husband) ask how I can help.

"I need a screwdriver"

"I'm, ok. For what?"

"I don't like the knobs on the vanity in my bathroom. I bought new ones yesterday and want to change them."

"Ummmm, have you figured out how you are getting the the airport?"

"No, why?"

Meanwhile over on the Ski Divas forum:

"Is there a disorder for procrastination? I've been asking my husband Larry to replace the knobs on the vanity for a year now. So, I figure if I buy them, he'll see them and volunteer to put them on....but nooooo, they just sit there. Finally last night I'd had enough and tell him I'm going to put them on. It wasn't like I was about to leave on a trip or anything and he couldn't see I was busy packing. I figure for sure he'd volunteer. Noooo, the lazy shit just stands there in his Gucci loafers, and asks me how I'm getting to the airport!!! He obviously didn't recall that he offered last week to take me. So girls, is there a disorder for people who are both procrastinators and senile??

[riser4]

At least two sides to every story.

[OldLarry]

Meanwhile over on the Ski Divas forum:

"Is there a disorder for procrastination? I've been asking my husband Larry to replace the knobs on the vanity for a year now. So, I figure if I buy them, he'll see them and volunteer to put them on....but nooooo, they just sit there. Finally last night I'd had enough and tell him I'm going to put them on. It wasn't like I was about to leave on a trip or anything and he couldn't see I was busy packing. I figure for sure he'd volunteer. Noooo, the lazy shit just stands there in his Gucci loafers, and asks me how I'm getting to the airport!!! He obviously didn't recall that he offered last week to take me. So girls, is there a disorder for people who are both procrastinators and senile??

Touché!

[Obstruction]

Your new excuse for pretty much everything ...

Executive Function Disorder
http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/executive-function

[iceman]

^^^that's me, and I'm not even an executive!

[jimmy]

Pretty sure OLs wife is 19 so there's room to grow.

Happy Birthday

[Obstruction]

^^^that's me, and I'm not even an executive!

Well shit then just consider yourself promoted!