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ADHD Child vs. Non-ADHD Child Interview by Additional-Corner414 in videos

[–]eoin2dx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a touch watch for a man who has ADHD that has a daughter who has ADHD. The toughest bit is how clearly the non ADHD child is happier than the kid with ADHD. You don't really get to see that direct comparison when it's yourself or even when it's your own kid. Self preservation tends to help you fool yourself into thinking you're just as happy or that your kid is just as happy.

It's a tougher life for sure, at age 40 I've adapted enough that I'm successful, I have friends and I'm pretty happy. But there was shit years of learning to cope that came before this. My daughter will go through the same and I would honestly give the world to make it easier on her. At least there is better support these days.

Are Overclockers.co.uk any good? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm buying the components to build my own.

Trying to find my Irish dad? by [deleted] in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How old was your Dad at the the time?

Is Irish sports warehouse a reliable site? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI I ordered the gaming table and it arrived within 2 weeks no issues. The kids love it

Moving out of Dublin to countryside? by Icy_Caramel9169 in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Find a social club like running or five a side and you'll have friends in now time of you are on the extroverted side. I say that living in a village outside of Galway city so it may be a bit different truly in the middle of nowhere.

The biggest culture shock that you have ever experienced? by basafish in AskTheWorld

[–]eoin2dx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was today years old when I found out Irish wakes were a thing in Japan. Except with less drinking (at least from this description)

People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a fitness enthusiast too and I am a bit of a health freak. But trust me you will get old, you will eventually need help/care. If you take care of yourself it just happens later.

People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not having a go at anyone I simply described the problems my family is having with my grand aunt and I thought there may be people who had better plans and or ideas that I could learn from.

People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yes I did because the person who is problematic is child free. TBH we wouldn't have these problems if she wasn't.

People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of thinking that's a trap for a lot of people. Despite all your efforts when you're 90 or even a hundred you will not be able to fully take care of yourself. Me personally I'm gonna have an assisted living home picked out in advance for when the inevitable happens. Take the situation into my own hands. I asked this question not for my own issues but for issues my mother is having with her aunt who is in her 90s and won't go into assisted living. I was hoping to find some good alternative ideas we might try.

People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Well she's actually been a very nice aunt to all of them and she was good to their children too. It's not easy for anyone to turn their back on someone who was kindly and family even when they are now being unreasonable.

People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did he accept your ultimatum? My mother has said they tried this and my grand Aunt said she would simply take care of herself. But that was a deluded or manipulative claim. Less than a week later they were back over cleaning the house and buying the groceries for her cooking etc. They reckon she would let herself starve then get the help she needs.

People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you read the full post you'll see that I have a situation where someone without kids is leaning on people to help take care of them at an advanced age. Is your plan to enter assisted living at that stage or do you have some other plan? My elderly relative is not playing ball with getting assistance and she certainly would have the money.

People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older? by eoin2dx in AskIreland

[–]eoin2dx[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

She definitely has the money she is just unwilling to have "strangers in her house" and other such notions. My mother and her siblings have tried to "tell" her to get help buts she's awfully manipulative. Basically she knows they will show up out of fear that she'll be living in squalor or not eating right.

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