“If you’d only apply himself”
“Doesn’t pay attention in class”
“Constantly daydreaming”

Was talking to my mom about it before I got diagnosed, found out my brother (younger than me) and one of his kids has ADHD.

“But your brother was always squirming and getting up and running around and causing problems”

Mom, if I did that what would happen?

“You’d get your butt tore up”

Yup. That’s why I didn’t squirm or run around the classroom.

Man, when I was in grade school, I’d get paddled at school, then when I got home by dad, and it was bad enough once I got it from dad AND mom. I think that’s when I tried to control it better then. Mom tearing my butt up? That one stung.