Does anyone else's child not stop talking?!

[Contraceptionismyfriend]

He's 5 and I swear he doesn't shut up. He talks constantly. I've made a massive effort today to give them a good fulfilling day.
9 am they were both out on their bikes with baby in the pram. Rode to the local playing fields I talked, tried to help him ride his bike more confidently, played football, and then park.

3 bloody hours we were out.

Then out to meet family for Sunday dinner. Now we're back. I've got my feet up on the couch with the newborn laying on me and I just want to chill for a little bit before bed time starts.

But he won't piss off! He won't shut up and stop chatting absolute rubbish. I've even said to him that I'm a little tired after all we've done today but he just sits for 10seconds and then starts again!!!

He's always like this. But it's been highlighted more with the summer holidays.

JFC bring on the start of school.

Please tell me I'm not alone!!

He's been talking about the babies hair, and how hair grows for the past 5 mins 😐

snozzlemaid, this works sometimes with ds2 (8) but its in one ear out the other with ds1 although he's having issues investigated that I think the non stop chatter or self awareness linked to.

I went for an hours walk with my 9 year old and baby this morning and I don't think he drew breath once. Every sentence begins with 'would you rather...' 😩

Mine don't stop. They are 8 and 2. We are in the Minecraft stage with the 8yo. My god it's exhausting. And there are constant questions.

The 2yo just talks nonsense all day. He will ask the same question 30 times, get the same answer 30 times and then if you change the answer he argues with you!

Neither of them can just sit on the sofa quietly watching TV. They've got to be lying down, or stretched over the arms, or climbing on the back, or headfirst onto the floor, or bouncing. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST SIT STILL.

Neither of them have any concept of personal space either. They like to drape themselves over me. If one's holding my hand when we're out, the other has to be trying to hold the same hand. I've lost count of the number of times I've tripped over them because they're trying to walk so close in front of me.

Can you tell DH has been out all day and I've been here on my own with them? They've not been in the garden or paddling pool today as DS1 cut his head open yesterday and now can't get it wet for 5 days. Send wine. Please.

My mum is nearly 80 and is like this on steroids. She never EVER stops talking including while watching TV. I love her dearly but after a week staying with her I want to shut myself in a dark, soundproofed cave for a month to recover.

This is my mother! She will talk non stop through every TV program (that she recorded and was excited to watch!) and even talked at me when I said 'I need some quiet time now, I've really been looking forward to reading my book for weeks'. She said go for it, you need some down time, I opened my book and she interrupted every two fucking seconds until I gave up

I teach reception.
It never fucking ends.

A few years ago I had one who never stopped. His mum brought him in one more. She had that look on her face, you know that look, ‘someone has taught him to whistle’.
She turned round and went home.

Yep. My DS is 3 and a half and talks and talks and talks. Questions, a running commentary. When he's not talking, he's making sound effects hideous droning noises in his play. His questions include "what's he called? Why is he called that?" Why why why all day long!

It drives me nuts but I am also known for my talking...!

My seven year old is the same, he has ADHD so I think it's part of his impulsivity, he just says whatever pops into his head. It's exhausting to listen to.

When my daughter used to do that, we used to call it 'quacking' because it was all just a meaningless noise, no sense to it at all. Just loved to talk.

As a teacher this thread has brought joy to my heart!

The other day I got asked "Why are arms and legs and faces and noses and (continues to list all body parts) named that?

Me: I don't know.

Him: did you name them.

Me: no.

Him: who did

Me: I don't know. I think it would be some Dr from a long long time ago.

Him: why would the dr choose those names.

Me: (losing the will to live) I don't know.

And it went on and on and on.

Dd (8) is like this. Sometimes I actually have to say ‘this doesn’t require all this conversation’ . She even narrates everything she’s doing as if she’s on a TV show. It’s exhausting.

My dd is like this. It does drive me mad at times, especially when I’m driving and needing to concentrate. Her older siblings invented ‘the quiet game’ for her. The rules are that you have to be quiet for as long as possible. She’s getting better at it

I wouldn’t quite mind if the conversations/monologues were about something I could engage in. Which it sometimes is. But it’s endless about mine craft and roblox and I don’t know or care about either. I have found myself in exasperation saying ‘please can we talk about something else because I really don’t know what you’re talking about’

My DD is 5 and exactly the same plus she’s so loud, every sentence is at full volume and if I don’t answer immediately it becomes shouting.

It’s just taken me 25 minutes to get her to bed between the chattering and now she’s talking to her teddies - the fact they don’t talk back hasn’t bothered her at all 🙈

My 8 year old talks absolute shite all day long! Always has done ever since he could speak. He’s full of completely random facts (quite impressive sometimes to be fair!), constantly asking questions that anyone else couldn’t even dream up and asking me to ‘search it up’ on google if there is something he doesn’t know.

I agree it’s exhausting, sometimes I have to shut myself in a room alone, sometimes I have to laugh and sometimes it nearly brings me to exhausted tears

DD1 is aged 5 and never ever stops talking. Shes still whispering to herself now when she should be going to sleep. I seem to remember I talked a lot as a child too as an adult I dont talk much at all.
Its hell when MIL is here as she never stops talking either.

My eldest is like this..... Sometimes I wonder if my ears will start to bleed.

This summer on a day trip he asked me
continual questions for the whole 6 hours we were on a coach journey. I live in the hope it's a sign of a bright inquisitive mind....
They have now beginning to register that when I ask them if their jaw is aching they have talked enough.

Hahahah 😂
My nephew who is 15 is like this, he talks about anything and everything bless his heart. Half the time I zone out and he doesn't even realise he is still going for it. He can talk the hind legs of a donkey 😂

My 8 year old is like this. I feel like I spend my whole life asking him to use his indoor voice (he's loud!). Sometimes when it gets too much I ask him for 5 minutes no talking, he lasts about 30 seconds then looks like he's about to burst! 😆

Yes, 6yo ds.
He ramps it up a level at bedtime (which was supposed to be an hour ago) by descending into a stream of consciousness ramble about basically anything and everything. This is almost definitely a stalling tactic, he has just visited me having a peaceful moment in the bath (so he can do a poo) and talked at me for ten minutes about everything he has ever been scared of. Usual morning wake up starts with questions such as:
Who would win out of a lion and tiger?
How many kinds of lions are there?
Which is most dangerous, a squid or an octopus? You don't know? Look it up on your phone. I want a phone. When can I have a phone? Why? Why? That's not fair. When will I be a grown up? Is there volcanoes in this country? Etcetc on and on...as other pps have said he also talks in his sleep

Does anyone else’s child fill the gaps between talking with silly noises?!

DS2 is non-stop, he’s 16 now and still the same!

mnahmnah yes my DS. All types of sound effects when he's playing with trains/cars/lawn mowers/kitchen. If there's no relevant sound effect, a little tune to hum maybe.

Yes yes to the noises!! My ds literally has some sort of noise coming out of him all the time! 🤣

God I love this thread.

My favourites are "look at me..." reply in monotone "oh wow you can stand on one leg, awesome" and " would you rather..." reply, neither because I am dead inside.

I don't usually laugh at anything on MN. But I did at this, and I felt it resonate deep in my soul.

The only silence I get is when I tell her I need to concentrate when driving, it only lasts 10 seconds bit it is blissful relief from the non stop chattering or singing about whatever is running type through her head.

This is my one and only trick too. I've found my people!