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You fell in love with his boyish enthusiasm, adventurous spirit, and easy-going charm. Now you are frustrated when he goes skiing instead of shoveling the walkway, or forgets to take the children to the dentist.
Face it: It is much easier to love someone with ADHD than it is to live with him.
Over the years, your roles have changed. You are less like lovers than like a scolding parent and a naughty child. When your husband doesn’t do something you ask him to do, you do it yourself.
Just the other day, over a cup of tea, you actually heard yourself telling a friend that you think of your spouse as a second child.
Clearly, you can’t go on like this without your marriage falling apart. What to do?
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A version of this article appears in the Summer 2009 issue of ADDitude.
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