"Whats that from?"
I hate when my SSs ask this. For example: DH and I are joking about something and we might make a funny voice or say a funny line and inevitably SS10 and SS16 will say "whats that from?" implying that what we're saying is from a movie or tv show.
What I want to say: what we're saying is from a misty, veiled realm. A realm hidden by thick forests and tall castle walls. You have entered "Imagination Land" ever heard of it????
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What drives me nuts about
What drives me nuts about SD15 is that she'll ask "what do you mean?" to simple little requests. It's like she sometimes drinks a cup of stupidity in the mornings and simple little request make no damn sense to her!!!
Ugh, don't you hate it when
Ugh, don't you hate it when you get something new and they ask: "Who is that for? Where did you get that? Why did you get that?"
It's like, none of your business...it's not for you. Mind your business.
I hate nosey kids. It's beyond annoying.
Ack, my SD used to always
Ack, my SD used to always come into the kitchen where I would be making dinner. No joke, not a bit of exaggeration, I would have hamburger browning, have taco shells in the oven, be warming refried beans, have shredded cheese and chopped tomatoes in bowls, and have taco seasoning on the counter. She would say, "What are we having for dinner?" AND, both SD and DH would get mad at me if I didn't answer immediately or if I would say: "Based on what you see me doing, what do you THINK we are having?" Or say nothing because I think it is a rhetorical question.
Honestly, are you that stupid? No. Then think first and ask questions later, hmmm?
I currently respond to both
I currently respond to both SS8 & SD7 with "we're having PANCAKES!" over the dinner issue. Luckily, FDH finally sees that I'm NOT caving & I DO NOT think it's cute.
This is great segway in to
This is great segway in to one of my Skid pet peeves. When my SS-18 says "that doesn't work" or "I tried it and ........."
My response has evolved to be "what are you going to do for me when I try it and it works" he always falls for it and says "it won't work, I tried it". I have yet to not make what he tried and failed work. It always works when I try it because I never ask him to do anything that I have not done countless times my self and have determined is something that he needs to know how to do and can figure out on his own if he actually looks at the task/problem and reasons through it.
But noooooooooo, like most GenX and GenY spawn he is too f-in lazy to even try to figure it out.
So, I drag him along whether he wants to or not though he never does want to try and forcibly step him arduously through the analysis and execution. He does the step and I lead him through the whole process. Of course instead of being excited or fulfilled by doing it he is pissed that I was right and he was wrong.
That however, is his problem and not mine.
nosey children really chap my
nosey children really chap my butt.i understand the curious factor but really they aren't adults so they need to step out of adult conversations and situations.when i was a kid parents knew how to teach their children to stay out of adult business.now it seems like kids know everything about their parents right down to how much money they make a year.it's really messed up.
I always tell DH "they dont
What I CONSTANTLY hear at my
What I CONSTANTLY hear at my house is "No, Dad".
DH: "Go take a shower".
SD10: "No Dad."
DH" "Its been three days, go take a shower"
SD10: "Nooo Daaad".
I swear, hearing "No Dad" is like NAILS ON A BLACKBOARD.
And what freaks me, is he'll argue with her. It should be "No Dad" just once...ONCE not this endless negotiation or endless 'convincing'. And its over rediculiously obvious things like. "go take a shower" "go put on your pijamas" "take your medicine" "brush your teeth".
then I hear "No Dad" over and over again.
OH, and another thing that really irritates me:
When she says "Dad?" when she wants to ask him a question and he says "Yes Dear?" in that completely aggravated voice, like he's a nagged at husband and she's his nagging wife and I think.....'what the hell, is she your wife?' Then when I say "DH?" and he answers me in that same annoyed voice.."Yes Dear?", I want to face punch him.
OH, and another thing:
When he refers to BM as "Mom" to SD rather than "Your Mom". IE: DH to SD: "Did you call Mom to find out where your boots are?". or DH to SD: "This Saturday you will be at Mom's house". Drives me mental. This is what he referred to BM as while they were married obviously, but they're not anymore, and YES I KNOW, BM is still SD's MOM, but referring to her as Mom rather than Your Mom implies a sence of intimacy...it does to me anyway.
whew...suddenly, I feel better.
I leave the room too.
I leave the room too.
TBS-I feel the same way if DH
TBS-I feel the same way if DH is speaking to SS and refers to BM as "mom" instead of "your mother". It does make it sound more intimate. DH did this the other day. It rather annoyed me. So, when he got off the phone I said, "It kind of took me aback when you refered to her as mom as opposed to your mother". He didn't say anything back and then I got ill }:) I just let it go, but I wasn't a happy camper about it. I thought I was the only one who felt this way...I'm glad I'm not alone
OMG! I can so relate to all
OMG! I can so relate to all of this!! Nosey, nosey, nosey!!! I will go to the bedroom at night for some "alone" time-HA! and SD will follow me. I get on MY laptop and she plops her fat butt into our bed and get right in my space looking at everything I do! Or my DH and I will be having a conversation and she will either interupt us mid sentence, or ask questions, or make unwanted comments about what we are talking about! There is absolutely NO privacy or peace when she is around! She has to be the topic of conversation or in the middle of the conversation!
Sometimes I feel like I am in a 3-some because SD has to know everything about everything!!! And be in the middle of everything!
My Skid has the same problem
My Skid has the same problem using his own immagination and always has. This is because of the constant stimulation by fantasy entertainment that these kids are fed 24/7 by TV, games, radio, cell phone, novels, etc.....
He has never used his own immagination but will try to talk to us about some idiot fantasy game, novel or commercial he saw on TV but is incapable of having a conversation about reality or anything from his own iggagination or an original thought, opinion or personal experience.
We are hopeful that getting out on his own, having his own original and individual experiences and living his life with duty and responsiblity will get him to a point where he can actually communicate with us from a reality based platform.
I like your planned response for the next time you get asked "what's that from".
I think mine will be "Kids, welcome to the original thought and immagination zone".
Best regards,