Very lighthearted AIBU - but am I unreasonable?! Is it normal?!

[MagratOfStolat]

My DS is 22 months old. DP yesterday had a day at home to do work on the computer, so I was doing my normal routine when it comes to DS - we'd play, then watch cartoons, then lunch, then naptime, then he'll play on his own while I get on with housework etcetc...

All going swimmingly until...
DP: JESUS CHRIST! Do you ever STOP TALKING?!?! (with a massive grin on his face)
Me: Eh?! Say what now?
DP: You haven't bloody shut up all day, you'll run out of words in a minute!
Us: Arfarfarf gigglegigglegiggle.

Turns out I'm on my own with DS so much that I've got a running commentary going in English and Pidgeon Welsh! "Look at the pili pala! Isn't it pretty? Are you having fun playing gyda trains ! Awww, ti'n hoffi chwarae trains! Dai iawn! Nah, bach, you can't play here, mami doing the ironing! Mami smwthio!" and on and on!

Is this just a normal "mum stuck at home" thing? I've never been one for complete silence and DP thinks it's hilarious that I'm essentially talking to myself all day long. Is it unreasonable? I didn't even realize the extent to which I was doing it!

I feel quite embarrassed now!

[Thumbwitch]

TooExtra - that made me laugh so hard I coughed!

[jaggythistle]

DS1 copies us talking back to his 11 Mo brother. The three of us were sitting having a ba ba ba, da da da conversation at the table yesterday.

DH is a SAHD and a bit of a geek so DS1 comes out with all sorts of stuff to his nursery teacher about space ships etc.

[MammaTJ]

I worked in a shop for a while.

I clearly was not suited to it as when a customer came in and said 'Show me where the 4' sheets are' my reply was 'When you say please I will'.

Luckily he laughed and corrected himself rather than reporting me to head office.

[KaraStarbuckThrace]

I have done this with both kids, giving them running commentries. I think it must look odd when I'm doing in the supermarket and people fail to spot DD in her carrier on my back though normally she is chuntering right back at me very loudly

[ThreeBeeOneGee]

Not only did I do a running commentary when they were little, I used to sing half of it. In a variety of musical styles.

[HermioneHatesHoovering]

Oh yes ThreeBeeOneGee I did the singing thing too! Now when I am at home on my own I often make up songs composed of swear words to amuse myself, just have to make sure I don't do it in company

[ThreeBeeOneGee]

I definitely think there's a market for Mumnset: the musical, or even Mumsnet: the opera.

[JennyPiccolo]

Smwthio! Fantastic word.

[prettypleasewithsugarontop]

I still do it...and my two are 4 & 8 :) we count everything as well (DD2 starts school in August), look for numbers and colours when out which usually leads to me screaching "Look DD2! It's a YELLOW car!!! And theres the number 6 and 3 in the number plate! What letters can you see DD2" DH just shakes his head

[MadMumToThree]

Completely normal! When my DCs were little i wd peg the washing out with a running commentary 'mummy's knickers' daddy's pants' blue socks etc even counting socks as pegged or as they got older 'a,b,c etc
Just need to stop doing it now I peg the washing on my own

[MagratOfStolat]

DS was in bed last night around 7.

Around 8 I start finishing off the ironing (or "smwthio" if you're JennyPiccolo and you love the word )

DP: What was that??
Me: What? Is he awake?
DP: No - you!
Me: What did I do?!
DP: You started singing Mike The Knight!
Me: Did not!
DP: DID TOO!

Um...
oops?

shouldn't be so bloody catchy then!

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

I thought you were going to ask if you were being unreasonable to object to your DH swearing in front of DS, I found it very difficult to get out of the habit when mine were younger.

I used to take DD to nursery and walk back with an empty pushchair and more than once found myself talking to it. I'm in the house alone a lot now the DCs are at school and I do still find myself talking out loud as if they were there.