Shouldn't there be treatment or something?
Multiple Personality Disorder is extremely rare and there's some thought lately that it doesn't exist. So, knowing your Dad, I think he's just flummoxed by a person having more than one mood.
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DavidS - Sep 19, 2015 9:54:47 am PDT #21682 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
beekaytee - Sep 19, 2015 9:55:48 am PDT #21683 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
I think he's just flummoxed by a person having more than one mood.
There is a LOT of that going around, I tell you what.
Steph L. - Sep 19, 2015 9:55:50 am PDT #21684 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
and there's some thought lately that it doesn't exist
Wait. Days of Our Lives circa 1990-something wouldn't LIE to me! (Still not the weirdest storyline they had.)
Steph L. - Sep 19, 2015 10:38:04 am PDT #21685 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I cannot emphasize how much I HATE when the following happens:
We both need showers. We need to leave the house in less than 90 minutes. Tim is cleaning the bathtub. I say, "Can you please do that later and start showering now? I'm worried about us getting places on time. It's after 3:30."
Tim: "Okay." t continues cleaning bathtub
Raaaaaaaaaaaage.
Zenkitty - Sep 19, 2015 11:28:48 am PDT #21686 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I sympathize with your rage, Steph. Tim has ADHD, right? I suspect that "do that later" is not processed the same way, or as meaning the same thing as, "stop doing that now, yes, stop in the middle and leave that task undone in order to switch to a different task, NOW". The latter is very hard for certain brains to do... not that I would know firsthand. ahem "Please stop doing that now and take a shower now " might work better? I'm betting he was totally surprised when it was 4:00 when he was done.
Steph L. - Sep 19, 2015 11:39:40 am PDT #21687 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I suspect that "do that later" is not processed the same way, or as meaning the same thing as, "stop doing that now, yes, stop in the middle and leave that task undone in order to switch to a different task, NOW". The latter is very hard for certain brains to do...
Task switching is particularly hard for him.
I'm betting he was totally surprised when it was 4:00 when he was done.
I'm not sure if it was surprise as much as "Eh, we have PLENTY of time to get where we need to be!" His time blindness is manifested in extreme optimism of how long it will take to get somewhere.
Zenkitty - Sep 19, 2015 11:47:55 am PDT #21688 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Tim's problems are shared by me.
Dana - Sep 19, 2015 11:52:11 am PDT #21689 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My husband does that kind of thing too. In his case, he just really wants to finish what he starts, even in the face of the space-time continuum.
sj - Sep 19, 2015 12:17:40 pm PDT #21690 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
His time blindness is manifested in extreme optimism of how long it will take to get somewhere.
I resemble this remark.
We did errands today, and I had my one pumpkin spice latte of the season, from Dunkin Donuts not Starbucks.
Also, is it normal for someone to write out a check to a newborn, because the check my grandfather sent us was made out to ltc.
JZ - Sep 19, 2015 12:25:54 pm PDT #21691 of 30002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
People did that for us too a couple of times, sj, but most banks are pretty understanding of the fact that babies are unlikely to be able to endorse their own checks and willing to let the parents do it.