Sticks and stones may break my bones, and words will always hurt me 💔

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Low-self esteem means a constant battle with my critical inner voice. I’M SO TIRED OF YOUR LYING BULLSHIT 😠

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Happy Father’s Day! Here’s a game that parents of ADHD kids know far too well... 👦🏼👧🏽🧒🏻

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🕳🐇📺 Shoutout to my fellow nerds with an insatiable compulsion to Google everything 🤓 I LIKE TO LEARN STUFF OKAY?

This is 100% based on a true story. My husband and I were drinking hurricanes and having a disaster-movie marathon, and in the middle of “San Andreas,” an earthquake demolished the Hoover Dam. We also watched The Day After Tomorrow (yay!) and 2012 (boooo)

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My interview with Bored Panda went live today!!! 😍🐼

It’s all about my “E-mail Like a Boss” graphic:

☑️ how it came to be

☑️ how rephrasing emails helped me make more money

☑️ even MORE tips on how to write e-mails with confidence!

Check it out!!

My “Faster Than Normal” podcast interview is LIVE!!! Ahhh. It’s so weird and freeing to be able to openly discuss my ADHD and comics. Give it a listen (it’s 15 mins long).

Hi there! My name’s Dani Donovan, and I’ve been told a lot of you here on Tumblr like my comics. I think ADHD is seriously misunderstood, and I want to help vocalize our invisible struggles.

These are just 10—I’ve got almost all of them of them on Twitter/Instagram (@danidonovan) but will be working on getting them over to Tumblr for you now that I’ve got a page! :)

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I’ve been working on being more conscious of how I write emails, and made this handy printable guide! I have a bad habit of overusing exclamation points, emojis, and qualifiers like “just” and “possibly” to sound extra-friendly and non-threatening in emails. (“Just wondering / just confirming / just checking / just making sure / just wanted to let you know”)
You are allowed to take up space. Your voice deserves to be heard. Your opinions matter. You don’t need to apologize for existing or asking for what you need. You are not “bossy” or “bitchy” for not sounding like a pep-machine 24/7.
If you act like a doormat, you better develop a taste for shoe leather. You have power too. Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself— no one else is gonna do it for you. 💕 Support my art, join our awesome Discord community, and get exclusive access to new comics before anyone else: www.patreon.com/danidonovan WANT MORE EMAIL TIPS? Check out my interview with Bored Panda! https://www.boredpanda.com/helpful-email-tips-dani-donovan/

“How did you forget already?!”

“Sorry, I had to delete some files. I don’t have a big hard drive.”

ADHD can result in difficulty remembering details, following instructions + switching tasks.

The struggle is so, so real. 💾

If I don’t take notes while reading or in a meeting, I will immediately forget nearly everything. I can’t rely on my brain to store things, so I’ve learned to overcompensate by writing everything down.

Asking me to “remember to do” something? I’ll likely forget about it 2 minutes later. My brain just doesn’t make room for things it doesn’t deem that important.

My husband and I can walk out of a movie and I’ll ask “what was your favorite part?” He’ll often reply “I don’t know. I know I liked it, but I already can’t remember the plot or any specific scenes.”

Not everyone with ADHD struggles with this symptom, but just a reminder that if working memory is difficult for you, you’re not alone!

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