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Mom Brain or ADHD?
The internet is certainly convinced I have ADHD. I get so many targeted ads for ADHD treatments and quizzes. I don’t think I actually have ADHD though. I think I’m just a single mom.
There’s no way to actually do everything I “should” be doing: keeping up with the laundry, keeping up with the dishes, grocery shopping, serving and cleaning up every meal, diaper changes, quality time with the kids, doing my homework, showers and baths, paying the bills, doctor’s appointments, a little time to myself, organizing clothes they’ve outgrown, etc.
Everything does get done at some point and of course the urgent things get taken care of. The kids are always fed and diapered and loved.
At the same time there’s always something I “should” be doing. Right now there’s a load of laundry that should be started and another one that should be put into drawers. There’s a dishwasher to unload. Toys to be put away and organized, which I forgot to list on the list of things I should be doing.
It’s not that I’m not aware of all the things that need to be done. It’s that I choose to ignore tasks when it’s not a good time to do them, or at least do my best to ignore them.
Things that can be done on the computer are saved for while they’re asleep. It’s a small apartment and chores can be loud so not a good task for when they’re…
