Instead of focusing on what I can't do with ADD, I focus on what I can. I can't sit still or do one thing for a long time. So I was honest with myself and my peers and I now don't try to force myself to do what I can't, but take on other tasks that I'm better at. For example, instead…Â
I was a late bloomer, I lost my last tooth when I was about 12. I was sitting in a bat mitzvah ceremony, bored out of my mind. I sucked on my teeth and I felt one of them fall out. My mouth filled up with so much blood. I rushed to the bathroom and my friend helped me flush a mouth…Â
If you want help you have to ask for it. I was in therapy for years, just telling stories while my therapist nodded along. I blamed my therapist for my lack if improvement until I figured out it was my job to tell her what exactly I want to fix. Even though sometimes it was good just…Â
If the word 'white' was replaced in the title with the word "black" or any other group title, all hell would break loose but somehow it's okay to only make generalizations and make fun of white people.
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