The DRTYBB LLC Story
The story of DRTYBB LLC begins with a moment of clarity, sparked by a metaphor in Dr. Tamara Rosier’s Your Brain’s Not Broken (2021). As a full-time caregiver to my toddler son and a graduate student pursuing a Systems Engineering degree, I stumbled upon a passage that perfectly captured my experience with ADHD:
"“You want to know how I see my ADHD?” Melanie said. “It’s a dirty baby.” … Since being diagnosed, Melanie said, “My life is starting to make sense now.” That part of herself that she couldn’t entirely trust, the dirty baby, was ADHD. “No matter how many times I wash him, he’s always messy.” I giggled at her metaphor and then stopped at her serious look. “I really hate how the dirty baby makes me feel overwhelmed and angry. Some days, I just end up hating myself.” Melanie was beginning to understand how menacing the emotional dysregulation associated with ADHD feels."
