Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to ADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 9 days agoI'm in danger... (From myself)lemmy.dbzer0.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1605arrow-down15
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minus-squarewe are all@crazypeople.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·9 days agomy mom had great ways. instead of telling me what to do, she’d - ask - if I could do it for her. “can you help me by cutting the grass?” worked like a charm; soothed my hate of taking orders, fulfills helping mother unit, distracts from other issues.
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-29 days agoMy mum used to do this, but I wised up to it and she changed tactics. Now as an adult man, she says “Help me cut the grass. Make the time. Don’t be a pussy.” Triggers me into reminding myself I’m not a kid. Goddammit
my mom had great ways.
instead of telling me what to do, she’d - ask - if I could do it for her.
“can you help me by cutting the grass?”
worked like a charm; soothed my hate of taking orders, fulfills helping mother unit, distracts from other issues.
My mum used to do this, but I wised up to it and she changed tactics. Now as an adult man, she says “Help me cut the grass. Make the time. Don’t be a pussy.”
Triggers me into reminding myself I’m not a kid. Goddammit