To think my kids actually work hard at annoying me?

[HecatesTwopenceworth]

Just had a phone call - from a fellow MNer as it happens and for the whole of that call, I heard about one word in 3, and was so distracted that I had trouble stringing a sentence together because my kids were yelling, throwing themselves about and crash bang walloping, despite me asking/yelling/pleading for quiet.

I put the phone down - rather hastily as I heard a smash! and 2 minutes later, they decide to sit in silence on the sofa and watch cartoons!!!!! Not a peep from them since!

So is it unreasonable of me to think that they actually conspired to prevent me from having a phone conversation?

[HecatesTwopenceworth]

should that have been "prevent me having a phone conversation" ?? no 'from'?

I really should have listened in school

[HecatesTwopenceworth]

should that have been "prevent me having a phone conversation" ?? no 'from'?

I really should have listened in school

[hocuspontas]

dd2 has been predicted A* at GCSE in this very subject

[nametaken]

no you're not unreasonable. My children will sit in complete silence watching telly when they come home from school, only to ask me something the second I start talking to someone. My mum does it too

[EccentricaGallumbits]

Yes. tis the only thing they're G&T in. very well practised andlike to show it specially when i'm tired/hurting/late/busy etc.