Dennis Frymire | Dad to the Future
@dadtothefuture.bsky.social
✨He/They 🏳️⚧️
✨AuDHD Dad & Husband
✨Mental Health Advocate
✨Occasional Actor & Performer
✨AuDHD Dad & Husband
✨Mental Health Advocate
✨Occasional Actor & Performer
1️⃣ 🧠 Task initiation isn’t laziness—multi-step parenting tasks can freeze a neurodivergent brain.
2️⃣ ⏰ Time blindness clashes with kids’ constant needs.
3️⃣ 🧺 Mental load overload drains working memory fast, leading to shutdown—not failure.
#NeurodivergentParenting #ExecutiveFunction #ADHDParent
2️⃣ ⏰ Time blindness clashes with kids’ constant needs.
3️⃣ 🧺 Mental load overload drains working memory fast, leading to shutdown—not failure.
#NeurodivergentParenting #ExecutiveFunction #ADHDParent
December 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
1️⃣ 🧠 Task initiation isn’t laziness—multi-step parenting tasks can freeze a neurodivergent brain.
2️⃣ ⏰ Time blindness clashes with kids’ constant needs.
3️⃣ 🧺 Mental load overload drains working memory fast, leading to shutdown—not failure.
#NeurodivergentParenting #ExecutiveFunction #ADHDParent
2️⃣ ⏰ Time blindness clashes with kids’ constant needs.
3️⃣ 🧺 Mental load overload drains working memory fast, leading to shutdown—not failure.
#NeurodivergentParenting #ExecutiveFunction #ADHDParent
Why people with ADHD over-explain (it’s not what you think):
🧠 1. Context keeps us regulated
🗣️ 2. We’ve learned being misunderstood hurts
🔗 3. Our brains connect everything.
#adhd #mentalhealth
🧠 1. Context keeps us regulated
🗣️ 2. We’ve learned being misunderstood hurts
🔗 3. Our brains connect everything.
#adhd #mentalhealth
December 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Why people with ADHD over-explain (it’s not what you think):
🧠 1. Context keeps us regulated
🗣️ 2. We’ve learned being misunderstood hurts
🔗 3. Our brains connect everything.
#adhd #mentalhealth
🧠 1. Context keeps us regulated
🗣️ 2. We’ve learned being misunderstood hurts
🔗 3. Our brains connect everything.
#adhd #mentalhealth
Don’t ask me to explain it, but Theatre Mode Hugh Jackman gives Bill Bixby energy.
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Don’t ask me to explain it, but Theatre Mode Hugh Jackman gives Bill Bixby energy.
Say what you will about Ryan Reynolds, but I personally can’t wait for “Deadpool 4 Good: The Final Straw.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Say what you will about Ryan Reynolds, but I personally can’t wait for “Deadpool 4 Good: The Final Straw.”
How many Scott Bakulas would Scott Bakula back if Scott Bakula could back Bakulas?
November 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
How many Scott Bakulas would Scott Bakula back if Scott Bakula could back Bakulas?
The ADHD rage of needing to access something quickly on an app, it’s randomly decided to log you out, AND the password isn’t autofilling.
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The ADHD rage of needing to access something quickly on an app, it’s randomly decided to log you out, AND the password isn’t autofilling.
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Yearly reminder to put a potato in the candy bowl. #halloween #trickortreating
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Yearly reminder to put a potato in the candy bowl. #halloween #trickortreating
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Battling Imposter Syndrome and the Dunning-Kruger Effect
When imposter syndrome lets self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy creep in, to the point where you questions if you are actually suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
#ImposterSyndrome #DunningKrugerEffect #SelfDoubt
When imposter syndrome lets self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy creep in, to the point where you questions if you are actually suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
#ImposterSyndrome #DunningKrugerEffect #SelfDoubt
September 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Battling Imposter Syndrome and the Dunning-Kruger Effect
When imposter syndrome lets self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy creep in, to the point where you questions if you are actually suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
#ImposterSyndrome #DunningKrugerEffect #SelfDoubt
When imposter syndrome lets self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy creep in, to the point where you questions if you are actually suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
#ImposterSyndrome #DunningKrugerEffect #SelfDoubt
September 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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September 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Better to show up regulated and late than dysregulated and on time. Because your nervous system is the real clock.
September 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Better to show up regulated and late than dysregulated and on time. Because your nervous system is the real clock.
Sometimes it's okay to step off your healing and to remind people why you're on one in the first place.
September 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Sometimes it's okay to step off your healing and to remind people why you're on one in the first place.
Proud papa today.
August 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Proud papa today.
Ruin a movie title by putting Scott Bakula in it. I’ll start:
“To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Scott Bakula”
“To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Scott Bakula”
May 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Ruin a movie title by putting Scott Bakula in it. I’ll start:
“To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Scott Bakula”
“To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Scott Bakula”
…and also with you.
May 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
…and also with you.
Moana 2 is the Dukes of Hazzard Coy and Vance episodes of Moanas.
May 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Moana 2 is the Dukes of Hazzard Coy and Vance episodes of Moanas.
When your kid is crying, you'll never go wrong with simply sitting with them and giving comfort.
May 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
When your kid is crying, you'll never go wrong with simply sitting with them and giving comfort.