Anyone else had enough of noise?

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I'm used to working from home on my own (in silence), so lockdown with DH and 2 DC (6&3) at home has been a challenge (we're all still at home constantly). The noise! Dear sweet Michael, the noise!

The kids are up from 6.30, and it goes from there. DD (3) has hit the Very Chatty stage, and just talks constantly, or whinges (when she's tired). DS (6) is better, but constantly asking questions and randomly singing loudly and tunelessly . DH never shuts up. There are times when all 3 are talking at me at once.

Then there's the arguing. The constant sibling bickering over absolutely nothing.

Then there's the running. DH keeps inventing games which involve chasing each other round the house, screaming. Or they go out in the garden and scream there. Thankfully neighbours aren't that close and are lovely.

Then there's the dropping things. Marbles all over the wooden floor (not the carpeted floor in the lounge, where they should be playing), wooden train track on the wooden floor, items of crockery and glassware (DH).

Then there's the kicking stuff around (the marbles/train track which are now on the floor, and which DH shuffles into Every. Bloody. Time he enters the room, scattering then everywhere).

Honestly, I swear I just need a day of silence when all this is over. Anyone else being done in by constant noise and fuss with everyone at home?

I feel you. I can’t say more because shhhhh...

Yes, it's awful. For the first couple of months dp was working near home, when he got home in the evening I would go to the bedroom for 10 mins peace and quiet and it was bliss. He went back to working away from home 2 weeks ago and now I cant have my quiet time. I feel like I'm going to explode.

A colleague told me I should get noise cancelling headphones, and I actually think I will have to.

Oh OP it's stressed me out reading that This is why I live alone with just my cats for company.

I would invite you to stay with me for a fortnight's respite but I live abroad and UK visitors are still banned

My husband wears what the rest of us call 'family cancelling headphones'

Also I used to share an office with him but the constant zoom meetings - aargh (I have a few as well). Moved out to a corner of the living room and it's FAR better. But I'm lucky as the kids are older and mostly just on their phones or studying - or out, bless'em.

And this is why I live alone in a rural place. It sounds devastating.

Could have written this myself. So. Much. Noise.

My nerves are in shreds - you have my sympathy.

I usually have two blissful days a week on my own. Peace and quiet. I so miss quiet.

I think my new-ish neighbour's dc must have issues of some kind. There's shouting and doors being slammed thudding up and down the stairs, things being thrown, and knocked over between 3 and 8 times a day and night. They're the first neighbours we've heard a peep out of ever. And he sounds like he's in our house.

I'm so with you OP. There was a moment today when I could have wished myself off to a desert island for some peace and quiet - DS (8) can't walk anywhere without bounding around with the heaviest step imaginable and DD (5) has been clattering around on the wooden floors in her favourite, plastic heels all afternoon.

Too Much Noise.

@Nellydean21
Even alone in the rural countryside the bloody wildlife can to too much at times. Especially at 3.45 every morning when the first shift of the dawn chorus comes to life in the hedge under my window. There's no let up until what seems like the birds set off for work at 7.30ish when silence falls while I eat breakfast then it starts up again with the horny cock pheasant and his hareem in my garden or the farmers new bullock going his end at the heifers in the next field. Then the flipping birds arrive back mid morning/lunchtime crashing into my front windows due to the glare.
In the middle of the night the foxes violently shagging and screeching in the field and what ever it is that sounds like a monkey screaming out randomly into the darkness from the trees.
Love it really but in the winter when its proper silent its bliss.

Haug that's true but the difference is human chatter demands attention.

Theres no such thing as complete silence as our own breath and heartbeat happens.

Hence the last line of Hamlet is The rest is silence. To signify death.

But in the meantime I'll bear with the non demanding nature silence.

I hear you op

I'm a real introvert and noise exhausts me at the best of times. Now I'm surrounded by it ALL DAY EVERY DAY from DP and the DC.

Luckily DP understands and takes the kids out every Saturday morning (and other times if needed) so I can lie in a quiet room and re-charge myself!

I hear you Nelly. Think I'm noticing my wildlife more just now whilst puppy training again as the birds are a constant source of excitement for the new wee man just now. Can't get him to concentrate on his business.

I have done back to work this week, first time since lockdown. I left work withoutbtwlling anyone when l would be home, found a housing estate, parked up and just sat there in peace for half an hour! Bliss!!

I'm glad it's not just me! I've never loved noise, but at the moment it's really grating. DH currently watching football, so I had myself geared up for an hour and a half of at least relative quiet (or at least not having to interact with him) but he has whittered on about nothing the whole way through.

Random stories (an entire rundown of social distancing measures in place at the petrol station earlier, and how they compare to when he was there 2 weeks ago), things like "Did you hear the café up the road is opening on Friday?" (Yes, I did, but since neither of us are planning on going, we don't need to discuss it), and the odd "What are you up to?" (whinging about you on Mumsnet).