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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Phone for me too. I think our childrens' generation will judge us harshly for the constant phone distraction and will do a complete 180 with their own children. Like what happened with spanking and corporal punishment. But as we all know, phones and apps are designed to be addictive and it's hard to put them down.

I also have ADHD and anxiety and I let it hold me back, which is a bad example to set for my daughter. [b]Our house is messy, my career isn't what it could be, and I forget to do important things occasionally. I want her to be motivated and hard working, but how can I expect that if I can't even model it with my own behavior?[/b] [/quote]

If you come up with an answer let me know. My ADHD spouse is constantly arguing with (and eventually screaming at) our DS because his room is a mess, he loses track of things, leaves things out, forgets to complete tasks he’s been assigned, and on and on. Meanwhile we live in a constant state of chaos, house is a garbage dump, and spouse loses track of everything, every day. I just want to scream “look in the mirror!!”[/quote]

PP here. Oh man, that's not good. I have no perfect answers, but in terms of messes and losing things, you just can't argue about it. Lower your standards in terms of tidiness, make it a team effort (I like to say, "when you lose something, you can usually find it by cleaning up so let's all clean up together for 10 minutes and see if we find it."), and don't be a damn hypocrite. I'm terrible at it too, so I empathize and don't yell. I'm sorry, that sounds like a hard dynamic.[/quote]

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