Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:31     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Anonymous wrote:I learned that a friend’s in-laws expect to keep/sleep with the bedroom doors wide open on visits to grandparents. Kids, adults-everyone. That’s not normal!


What? Where are they from?
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:31     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
That not everyone rehearses conversations/meeting in their head and/or replays them afterward.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:30     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Anonymous wrote:Apparently not everyone has stories and/or music running non-stop in the background of their brain. Sometimes in the foreground.

Yes, I know I have ADHD. Still, I expected non-ADHD people to have something, some sort of inner adventure happening. But no?


I have to admit that I have no idea what you mean by background vs foreground of your brain.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:29     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Anonymous wrote:Apparently not everyone has stories and/or music running non-stop in the background of their brain. Sometimes in the foreground.

Yes, I know I have ADHD. Still, I expected non-ADHD people to have something, some sort of inner adventure happening. But no?


Non ADHD folks have things such as music too. They just aren't admitting it. Who doesn't sing in the shower? Please.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:28     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
I’m not ADHD but often if someone asks what I’m thinking the surprising answer is a song!
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:28     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I will give an example. I eat three meals a day. Breakfast, a decent sized lunch, smaller dinner. I traveled with a friend recently who only eats two meals a day. Dinner only sometimes. Does the average American not eat three meals a day anymore?


Maybe the kids do, but adults? Seems everyone is on a "diet" or has some type of food restriction nowadays.


DP- Seems like many people do intermittent fasting where there's 16 straight hours where you don't eat. So you wont notice them eating at the "normal" 6am-12-6pm 3 meal times.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:27     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
I learned that a friend’s in-laws expect to keep/sleep with the bedroom doors wide open on visits to grandparents. Kids, adults-everyone. That’s not normal!
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:26     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Apparently not everyone has stories and/or music running non-stop in the background of their brain. Sometimes in the foreground.

Yes, I know I have ADHD. Still, I expected non-ADHD people to have something, some sort of inner adventure happening. But no?
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:25     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Anonymous wrote:I will give an example. I eat three meals a day. Breakfast, a decent sized lunch, smaller dinner. I traveled with a friend recently who only eats two meals a day. Dinner only sometimes. Does the average American not eat three meals a day anymore?


Maybe the kids do, but adults? Seems everyone is on a "diet" or has some type of food restriction nowadays.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:23     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Anonymous wrote:Our family has a dessert every night. I learned on this website that its not normal? We are fit and exercise FWIW.


Lunch dessert every day so not so close to bedtime. Regardless when eaten, there's always a dessert/day.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:22     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Anonymous wrote:I realize now that everyone doesn't sing to themselves when alone.


It's shocking. I mean why wouldn't they?
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:13     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Anonymous wrote:Our family has a dessert every night. I learned on this website that its not normal? We are fit and exercise FWIW.

+2
I grew up with dessert after dinner daily.
I instilled this with my kids.

Echoing Op - athletic family and, fit & healthy
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:12     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
I realize now that everyone doesn't sing to themselves when alone.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:10     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
Our family has a dessert every night. I learned on this website that its not normal? We are fit and exercise FWIW.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 22:07     Subject: What have you realized is not normal?
I will give an example. I eat three meals a day. Breakfast, a decent sized lunch, smaller dinner. I traveled with a friend recently who only eats two meals a day. Dinner only sometimes. Does the average American not eat three meals a day anymore?