The Blank Stare
What does it mean? Who do you get it most from? Skid? Bio? SO?
Do we project what we "think" it means, based on *who* is currently giving us The Blank Stare?
I've come to believe The Blank Stare often means one of the following:
"Oh shit. I'm in trouble. How I do get out of this with the bare minimum of inconvenience to me?"
"Oh shit. Am I supposed to feel bad or sad about what I just said/did? Well I don't, so I need a few moments to figure out which fake emotional response will get me out of this situation quickest."
"Oh shit. She's not happy. If I stare at her long enough, her face will flush and she'll barely contain her frustration with me. Hee hee hee. Just keep staring, just keep staring. Staring, staring...."
Thoughts?
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Blank stares usually come
Blank stares usually come from SS and they usually mean this:
".......white noise....."
Glad you laughed, but I wish
Glad you laughed, but I wish I wasn't joking...
I asked him the other day when was the last time he took a shower.
He had to think about it...and I swear I thought I saw smoke coming out of his ears.
OMG, right? The simplest of
OMG, right? The simplest of questions.
"SS, did you brush your teeth?" *crickets*
"SS, what did you have fro lunch today?" *crickets*
Such difficult questions! Perhaps we ask too much.
At least your SS is tall.
Yeah thank goodness my SS is
Yeah thank goodness my SS is tall....But I hear the air gets thinner the higher in elevation you go....
Well, that certainly explains
Well, that certainly explains a lot!
I wonder what my SS's excuse is. He's not tall....
Well, that certainly explains
Well, that certainly explains a lot!
I wonder what my SS's excuse is. He's not tall....
Deer in the Headlights look.
Deer in the Headlights look.
When caught:
stealing
misbehaving and ACTUALLY BEING CALLED ON IT (by me of course; no other adult said "boo")
displaying poor manners
deliberately doing something that they were told NOT to do (for the fourth time)
looking/listening to anything remotely educational or high brow.
It's also a trick for
It's also a trick for negotiation, the first one to speak after a silence loses.
I would turn around and walk away. You've made your statement, they give you a blank stare, you walk away.
Your violent reaction to your
Your violent reaction to your skid concerns me (wanting to punch her, telling her to get the hell out of your face).
I'm not judging you but I do think you should get some help to cope with your anger towards your skid.
My SD22 gives the blank stare
My SD22 gives the blank stare when she doesn't know what to say. And that's a lot of the time 'cuz she's not too bright.
"SD, have you checked the oil in your car?" Blank stare.
"Do you know how to check your oil?" Blank stare. DH checks it, it's black.
"You know it's not supposed to be black, right?" Blank stare.
"SD, you know have to change the oil in your car, right?" Blank stare.
Throw a little shrug and a barely audible, "I guess so," in there every now and then and you've got a conversation with my SD.
Don't get me started on trying to talk to her about current events.
"Oh shit. I'm in trouble. How
"Oh shit. I'm in trouble. How I do get out of this with the bare minimum of inconvenience to me?"
"Oh shit. Am I supposed to feel bad or sad about what I just said/did? Well I don't, so I need a few moments to figure out which fake emotional response will get me out of this situation quickest."
OMG, these are both SS15 to the letter! It's also, "Oh, shit. They're asking me about "the incident" at school. Which one do they mean? The stealing, the class skipping, or the failing grades? Shit! Which is it? Think, SS, think! Say the wrong one, and you'll be in even MORE trouble!"
}:)
I don't really watch the show
I don't really watch the show "family guy" but my ex watched it enough for me to know that the baby is always coming up with these elaborate schemes to kill his mother. Whenever I get the blank stare from YSD I think she is plotting my death. When I get it from OSD I think she is just ignoring me (she tends to live in her own little world) When I get it from DH it usually means "what is the right answer to this question?" For example:
Me- "DH, did you remember to switch the 12th of next month because of xyz?"
DH- ::blank stare:: thinking "will she notice if I text the request right now, should I lie or just tell the truth?"
I call this 'talking to a
I call this 'talking to a door' syndrome! I get it every time I interact with sd5. I am the only one who gets this look from her (and vice-versa as my bio kids would never pull this crap). I take it as a huge 'insert middle finger' and usually walk away to keep my sanity.