To the husbands: Does your wife always say she’s exhausted? Is she disorganized and often late for appointments? Does she get stressed with the children and often feel overwhelmed with everyday life? Do you feel like your household is simply complete chaos?
To the wives: Do you get exasperated when your husband says he’ll do something but then doesn’t follow through? Perhaps you argue about him forgetting things, being irritable, and often snappy. Although he denies this when you comment on it. Do you frequently have to rescue your children from an angry or inattentive dad in ADHD Relationships?
Perhaps you feel a low priority and accuse your husband of being selfish and self-absorbed.
Yet you love him – his sense of humor, his love of life. You know he is a good person, and he can be a great dad, but at times his behaviour drives you mad. He is creative and occasionally brilliant and can totally focus on something that interests him. But pay you no attention at all.
ADHD people are usually kind, warm, fun-loving, have a zest for life, and a crazy sense of humor. They are also forgetful, run late, and let people down. They are messy, disorganized, and seldom get around to what they say they will do. Well, not without a whole lot of nagging!
If you’re an ADHD adult in ADHD Relationships, you will find that your partner complains about you. They criticize you, get mad, are often upset, and tell you she can’t cope anymore, and you have absolutely no idea why.
ADHD people and their partners need to learn to recognize the symptoms of ADHD and how it impacts their personal life, their family life, and their relationships.
The most commonly used word to describe the life and mind of an ADHD adult is CHAOS! Stuff everywhere in the house, yet you still buy more. Your brain is always busy with hundreds of thoughts whirling around — it never switches off. And you go all over the place in your thoughts as you try to control the chaos in your mind. No wonder you always feel exhausted!
