I'm always late, too. I think it is because I have difficulty with time. I'll either end up late or really early. I don't seem to know how long things will take me. I'll plan on being somewhere on time, but then stuff will take longer than I expect. Otherwise, I will end up 45 minutes early and sitting in the parking lot trying to amuse myself. I don't think my addict mom was usually late. She just often didn't do things and just laid in bed. Or, she was hungover from the night before or just not home (out partying). Most likely some of my bad habits are from having to raise myself and just not having good role models on how to complete some tasks.