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Quirky Blogger in the HOUSE!

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(Steph’s “professional pic.”)

 

 

(The one I prefer.)

 

I love my Steph. I could leave it at that and be perfectly happy. But then, you wouldn’t know how we met, or how we fell in love, or any of the saucy details, so I’ll continue. I began San Diego Momma officially in January-ish, and Steph’s blog was one of the first I commented on to introduce myself. She instantly responded back and was so warm and freaking funny, that I fell hard. Since then, she’s been like a best friend I never see. She reaches out to me anytime I need help, has offered her supreme WordPress services to me with no strings attached, and is just overall the biggest love bomb you can imagine. Here she is.

 

So when Deb asked me to guest post, I was all, “ZOMG! YES! SQUEE!” because I happen to think Deb rocks the casbah. Then I got all skitzy like, “What will I write about? I never know what to write.” Then I realized, “Oooooh! Opportunity to write someplace where the people I know IRL don’t go! Yes! I will write many crazy things about my family and friends, safe in the knowledge that they will NEVER FIND OUT!” except I’m pretty sure I’m going to post a link to this post on my own blog, and BAM! Idea killed.

 

So instead, I’m going to write about being ADD and why I’ve chosen not to medicate myself. First, I had no idea I had ADD until my son was diagnosed. In retrospect, someone should have noticed, but if you’ll pardon me for bragging, I was a bright kid who developed a lot of compensatory techniques. I managed to get through school with good grades, and I was relatively unimpaired scholastically. Behaviorally? Well, that’s a whole different ball of wax. But that’s another post all its own.

 

For those of you who don’t have ADD, imagine trying to process information with one part of your brain while another part of your brain is saying, “Hey! Let’s go see what’s going on over at Twitter! Ooh. I bet there are blogs to read! What’s on TV? I’m bored! Ooh, remember that time in 7th grade when Michelle Petersen was all, ‘Everyone hates you’ and it turned out it was because she blabbed about your diary? That sucked. Mmmm…I wish we had some cookies” over and over. It’s kind of like having a hyperactive five year old in your head. So to cope, you develop techniques to compensate. Or you spaz out all the time and never have any kind of social life, but you probably have a ROCKING good time all by yourself so it doesn’t even matter that no one can stand to talk to you for more than five seconds, bitches.

 

Sorry. Digressed. ANYway, I could take medication to alleviate this, but I’ve chosen not to, mostly because I’m afraid that I wouldn’t be “me” anymore. Which…stupid because I gave my kid medication, and he’s still himself. He’s, in fact, even more rad because he can actually retain information for more than a day. That’s another thing about having ADD – you really don’t retain things until they’ve been repeated CONSTANTLY. So you wind up leaving little Post-It notes all over the place reminding yourself of events. Or you set up your BlackBerry to keep track of your tasks. Or you use Word to create a daily schedule for yourself which you then laminate and hang up so you can check stuff off as it gets done. Or maybe all of those things.

 

Digressing. Again. What I was saying was that I’m not…ooh, “Total Drama Island” is on Cartoon Network! I love that show, even though it’s totally for kids. WhatEVS, it’s hilarious and awesome. Plus, it’s something to watch with Lenna, and that’s always rad because she and I rarely do things together anymore. I guess it’s the pre-teen drama queen thing which she has totally got going on these days. Oh God, I’m babbling again.

 

Maybe I’ll try Ritalin after all.

 

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  1. kate says

    October 18, 2008 at 9:07 am

    i can hardly stand being in the same house with my 5 year old sometimes (he’s six now, but whatev), let alone having him INSIDE MY HEAD. yeah, no thanks.

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  2. Steph says

    October 18, 2008 at 9:50 am

    @kate – I joke about it, but seriously, that is EXACTLY what it’s like. Unlike the five year old OUTSIDE your head, though, you can distract the one in your head with background noise. At least a little. :grin:

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  3. feathermaye says

    October 18, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    I now wonder if the doctor was WRONG and I do have ADD after all…

    In any event, I survived an ADD kid I didn’t medicate (although I was known to self-medicate every once in a while (all the time).) He just turned 18 and I was so excited he’d made it without 1.) killing himself or 2.) me killing him that I went into a corner and cried for 3 days.

    Seriously, funny stuff here. I’m gonna hafta check you out on your home turf. I imagine it untidy. Please don’t disappoint! ;)

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  4. myra says

    October 18, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    Seriously. I wonder if I have ADD. I feel like that in my head all the time. I just keep it to myself. It’s so great to see you at SDM’s house! You are an original!

    Reply
  5. Cheri @ Blog This Mom! says

    October 18, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    Okay, yo. Steph, you rock the casbah.

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  6. Da Goddess says

    October 19, 2008 at 12:37 am

    Yeah, you rock the casbah yourself, Steph.

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  7. Steph says

    October 19, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    feathermaye – It runs in families, I’m told. I went looking back through old report cards (my mom was a saver), and all I could think was, “Damn. I really have had ADD all my life.” We did meds for a loooonnnng time with him, but he believes he’s ready to try life without them. So, we’re trying life without them. So far, so good. (I think it helps that he has a parent who can teach him the “shortcuts” to dealing with ADD. LOL)

    Myra – If you do, you’ve probably learned enough coping mechanisms that you can ignore getting a diagnosis. Like I did for so long. :grin:

    Cheri – Coming from you, that’s a HUGE compliment because you’re one of my new favorite blogs…wait, that’s not right. Your BLOG is one of my new favorites. Jeeeez.

    Da Goddess – Hey, thanks! Seriously. I’m all warm & fuzzy here now. :)

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  8. mommypie says

    October 19, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    You have the best stream of consciousness ADD rants EVAH. I’m glad you have it — it’s what makes you YOU, and yes, you rock the casbah. :)

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  9. KD @ A Bit Squirrelly says

    October 20, 2008 at 9:21 am

    Dude. I think I have ADD too. I feel your pain and…wait what is that shiny thing over there??

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  10. matteroffactmommy says

    October 20, 2008 at 10:36 am

    a la mommypie, your ADD rants are thee best and i love you. :)

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  1. Guest post. | The Stephford Diaries says:
    October 18, 2008 at 9:53 am

    […] missing?! Second – get thine booty over there today because Deb was crazy nice enough to let me guest post while she’s being one of the jetset and conquering fears and all kinds of rad shit. Tags: […]

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