“The Birthday Party I Forgot, and Other ADHD Parenting Successes”

“The Birthday Party I Forgot, and Other ADHD Parenting Successes”

I’m the mom who forgets about the birthday party. Not in the quirky, lovable, hot-mess rom-com way — just in the regular way, where the invitation has been quietly sitting in my inbox beside its 20,957 best friends. I’m also the mom who doesn’t have one master family calendar but three. Two backups for the one I’ll sure lose. I have a phone with 30 open tabs, none of which contain useful information. Dinner is often rice and beans. Or cereal. Oc…