Re: Vent time!

[Anonymous]

Carrie, I know this is a bit cliche, but I understand what you are saying. I am not a dumb person, but I feel dumb all the time. I can straight A’s in classes, and at work, people are always amazed at how much I know. My husband tells me all the time how smart I am, but how come, so many times, I feel so stupid…like I can put two and two together on such simple concepts. I really drives me insane. A couple of minutes ago, my husband and I were arguing about ISBN numbers. I was reading a post to him from a topic on this site, and the person had mentioned ISBN. I pronounced it out by letters – I-S-B-N, he says to me: “It’s pronounced IS-BIN…you don’t know much about books do you?” I get defensive and say, “oh, I know what that is, the number on the code for the books…but why would I really know that really, how important is it really?” So then we argue about the importance of knowing these numbers…it is really a stupid argument, but I could not let it go, mostly trying to redeem myself for feeling so stupid!

Oh, and the rambling on about things I do know about, I do all the time…then I feel like an ass after rambling on and on, because I am afraid I sound like some kind of know-it-all…and the person who asked the simple question with a simple answer is looking at me like I am an ass! Why do I have to go on and on and on…I mean well and enjoy sharing information, but I get so excited about one topic, I could on forever, and then, of course, go off on some insane tangent, constantly repeating myself, only to get to the point that I have completely forgotten what was even being discussed in the first place and have know idea where I was going with my tangent…SO frustrating.

I guess it’s the ADD, but I mostly just feel dumb and crazy.

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