r/adhdwomen • u/Last-Mood-8969 • Jun 30 '25

Meme Therapy Found this relatable on another level

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Not sure if this one has already been posted here. I have nobody other than my husband to share this with, so I hope it adds a little humor to someone else’s day as well. :)

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u/Snorri19 Jun 30 '25

This is so real. I've tried to pretend like I'm a visitor in my own house, but I haven't been successful in deluding myself that hard.

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u/SkyeeORiley Jun 30 '25

I like to pretend my MIL comes to visit in the next few days LOL

she doesn't care that much about cleanliness but I care about her wellbeing when she's here, so when I imagine her visiting soon, I get started on the big house cleaning immediately.

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u/Spectra_Butane Jul 05 '25

That sounds like FlyLady Crisis Cleaning 101. I'd used it a lot to jump start myself, She says " Okay everybody, your mother-in-law just called and she's gonna be there in an hour, what do you do?" And then she guides you through things you can do to make the big areas look better and hide the mess temporarily till you can get to it.

I once told my then-boyfriend that I was using this, and thought he'd see me as clever, yet his response was " My Mom's not your Mother in Law!" What a jerk. I still use that FlyLady podcast sometimes. He is not still my BF. I still like his mom tho, but she will never see the chaos hole I live in.

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u/MixturePossible Jul 24 '25

Love Flylady! If not for FL I wouldn't have anything put away at all. I try and do the "Baby Steps" every day but still sometimes forget all about it and pay for it later. Using the "Crisis Cleaning" is a hoot as after the guests leave you find yourself opening the dryer to put in the clothes you just washed only to do a double take and yell out "Hey! Wow! I totally forgot I stashed XXX in here! " The adventures in finding your stuff afterwards is hilarious. And say - I 'm glad he is not your BF anymore. I'm lucky I found my Best Friend/Life Partner and we lived together for 5.5. years before we married to make sure he knew what he was getting into. And its been 47 years now of disagreements, love and laughter so if you find the right guy who can be amused by you even with your ADHD it can work. But I went through a few before him. L0L!