Re: Family and close friends

[Anonymous]

Thanks, you two.

John, my dad passed away in September and one thing I miss greatly about him is that he was the one person in my family who truly understood me and the way my brain works. I know now that he was also an ADDer. Undiagnosed, of course.

When I would bring home a bad grade on my report card, he NEVER chastised me or punished me for it. Instead, he would simply ask if I had done my best, and when I would tell him I had, he would say, “That’s all you can do.” Of course, that ultimately did not stop me from feeling inferior to the “smart” kids who paid attention in class and always finished their homework.

To be fair, my mom is supportive, but no matter how hard she tries, she doesn’t know me like my dad did.

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