garudien:killin-the-machine:cookingwithroxy:tooquirkytolose: Straight Men just Be Like That so
garudien: killin-the-machine: cookingwithroxy: tooquirkytolose: Straight Men just Be Like That sometimes … I know, maybe it’s inappropriate, BUT… My ex, lovely guy, great guy, well read and very caring? Can’t remember his step-brother’s name. Flips the names of his two best friends, without meaning to. Has repeatedly forgotten his girlfriend’s age, can’t remember birthdays without notes. He cares! He honest to god cares! But he has ADHD and will forget things he should know. Which is why, with that context, I reaaaaaaally get skeeved out by comics like this. Because she sure doesn’t know crap about these people aside from the fact that they’re customers, especially knowing knowing ‘oh wow that sounds like a aneurotypical brain fart but instead it’s going to be treated as an excuse to attack straight guys.’ is a VERY FUCKING POPULAR THEME ON TUMBLR. My adhd has made this happen so many fucking times that it’s insane! Perfectly reasonable reasons why this might happen and why this post was mistake and OP probably should’ve thought it through a bit more: Anxiety exists. Even in adults (which includes dads), uncomfortable situations aren’t fun little performances. Head trauma exists and is more prevalent in men. Exhaustion exists. You have worse memory when your brain isn’t getting that good sleep. Stress exists. Getting overwhelmed by errands or tasks can cause quick memory lapses. Generally bad memory exist. I can’t remember the sound of people’s voices freshly after talking to them and have big problems remembering dates and names. Other influential factors I don’t know about or are mentioned on other notes exists. It’s not your place to judge because you don’t know what’s going on in their life. Identifying this as a “Straight Male Thing ™” is real shittastic. Bottom of the line, man’s be helping out and is doing shopping to make his kid happy. He wants to make sure he gets everything right, so he checks in with his wife. He’s doing what he needs to get done and doing it right. He’s involved and making a responsible choice to not just assume and swallow his pride and admit his mishap there and then. -- source link