I'm sick of people who can't get their [act] togeather...

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From my neighbor who turned a "quick" trip to the dollar store into a 2 hour adventure because she didn't actually have any money, to not being able to do my taxes because my husband is off for work and his employer uses electronic w2s and he can't remember his password, to my mother who complains about the same crap over and over but never does anything about it...

I'M SICK OF PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET THEIR [act] TOGEATHER!

I'm sick of feeling like i'm 3 steps ahead of everyone else and always stuck waiting for them to catch up... it's like seriously people, get with the program!

Does anyone else ever feel like this?

I'm the one who goes to shop but leaves my purse at home, forgets my password and complains about the same stuff without ever managing to do anything about it. I'm sick of feeling like I'm 3 steps behind everyone else. Any tips?

Always.

It bugs me to no end how my mom and sister can turn getting a couple things for my little brother into a 4 hour ordeal.

Or why putting gas into a car is so hard to do with having less then a 1/4 of of tank is bad for the fuel pump!

What about getting ready to go out? I can somehow be ready and waiting in the car and I get told "I didn't mean RIGHT now!"

Oh, I hear you. I don't know what to do about it... but I hear you.

I wish I could offer you more than just the support of a fellow sufferer.

Some people are slower than others! Now change your attitude!

"Slow" can be understandable and tolerable, but continually scattered and causing unrest or confusion all around is much, much more challenging. Nevertheless, "sick of others" never makes anyone, including myself, feel better. So, we sometimes must simply endure.

hmm, you better stay away from the 'love and dating' section on this website then...

Seconded.


M.

If I could trade my brain in for a more productive model I would.

I somewhat understand what you are trying to convey, but you use metaphors I find confusing. My sister and my mother do this, and I cannot understand why they need to put make-up on or any kind of 'enhancement of appearance'. I think it is rather degrading to do this, because you are acting as if your natural appearance is not good enough. You try to present with an illusion for others. But I digress. They take an awful long time to do this which leaves time for contemplation on the concept of make-up.

Me too.

Today's example (which, incidently, also happened twice yesterday): I was making toast for my son. It pops up, and isn't quite ready yet, so I put it in for a bit longer. My thoughts, translated from their usual jumble of pictures and words, into something linear and coherant, go something like this:

"I don't want the toast to get over done, so I'll stand here and count to thirty, and not let anything distract me. One...two...This is a good time to make a cup of tea, but I don't want to get distracted, so I'll just boil some water. Ooh, teabags! They smell good. They make a nice sound when you shake them! I don't feel like emptying the dishwasher. I'll use my penguin mug. Nathan is so cute, the way he likes penguins. That book is still in the trunk of my car. I could knit Nathan a sweater with a penguin on it, but I'm not in the mood for working with multiple colors, and besides, he's not the one who needs a new sweater. Pelicans are cool. That's one good thing about living here, is the pelicans. They look like pteradactyls when they fly. Or pteranodons. What's the difference. That little boy named Danny would have known. He'd be almost 40 now. Man, I'm going to have to re-wash that broiler pan. The dishwasher just smeared the grease around, like it's not heating properly. Our hot water heater is 21 year old. That's pretty old for a hot water heater. If it exploded, like on Myth Busters, it would go right through the kids' bunk bed. Sheesh. I don't usually cook bacon under the broiler like that because you have to stand there and keep an eye on it to keep from burning the house down. It's so easy to get distracted and forget things like that. Hmmm. La-di-da. No, I've never had a job, because I-I-I never wanted one....hum tee tum..."

POP!! ! Aaaaahhh!! ! Burnt toast!! Where did that come from!! Oh, yeah! I forgot I was making toast.

I think the official term for it is ADHD-Inattentive Type. I hear medication helps, but you have to be able to get your act together enough to see a doctor and take care of your health insurance paperwork, etc. It's all I can do to find my keys and my shoes.



It's hard being a Bear of Very Little Brain.[i]

No. it's not their fault. dont judge them for it...