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Original poster

To think all the incredibly talkative chidlren should be rehomed in groups?

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RandomMess · 27/04/2014 20:48

Honestly it's just so exhausting, I'm convinced dc 4 would be much happier living with a zillion other over talkative children...

So send her to live in some sort of commune with adults who love children that do.not.stop.talking.at.all.ever?

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elfycat · 27/04/2014 21:12

Luckily I am fairly talkative myself. DD1 (5) is now a chatterbox thank you speech therapist. I think and will ask a million questions a day. I tend to go for the full explanation, with added google search, approach to her. I've been asked to stop - 'Please stop explaining now Mummy'

But I'm not volunteering for the adult carer job. One is more than enough and I think 3 year old DD2 will only increase her chatter. Can't we just shove them in a CCTV'd house and only go in for meals and intervention?

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RandomMess · 27/04/2014 21:14

On a positive note, she stole the show at her school musical/play. Clear speech, correct volume, loads of confidence. Mind you this was the child that chattered non stop when she still had severe speech delay and even we struggled to understand much of what she said Confused

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AllDirections · 27/04/2014 21:14

Snagging point, would we find any adults actually willing to live with them...

We could create some maybe! Some mumsnetters are very clever, surely one them could create adults who love listening to our lovely children

FloozeyLoozey · 27/04/2014 21:15

Oh gosh yes, please send DS, eight. There's only me and him, so there is literally no one else for him to talk to except me! I feel bad because he's such a lovely boy but oh my god he will never shut up! And now he's figured out when I'm not listening properly and just making sounds to make it seem like I am!

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RandomMess · 27/04/2014 21:18

Floozey you have my deepest empathy, one weekend day alone with dd and I was climbing the walls by her bedtime. When you go and hide for some peace she seeks you out!

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QueenStromba · 27/04/2014 21:19

I don't have kids but can I send my cat that won't shut the fuck up?

elfycat · 27/04/2014 21:20

RandomMess sounds like my chatterbox. Speech delay (due to repairable hearing loss) and would talk non-stop unclear stuff. She's still under speech therapy but the school were amazed by her confidence and chattiness. For some reason they though speech therapy = quiet child.

LynetteScavo · 27/04/2014 21:20

Can my dd join? I've been worrying that all her friends who came to play over the Easter holiday were too quiet, then I realised dd just never shuts up.

LackaDAISYcal · 27/04/2014 21:22

I have two or three (depending on the mood of No3)!

and YYY to telling them I need silence to drive. Whoever said that using your mobile phine when driving is a distraction never drove with three children in the car all bickering with each other talking at once. I reckon me on the phone to DH in a quiet car (handsfree of course) is much safer!

Mrmenmug · 27/04/2014 21:23

"Mummm mummmm mummmm mummy" over and over. "Yes, what it is?"
"Er...."
Can't remember

And repeat.

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RandomMess · 27/04/2014 21:29

elfycat, the irony that dd2 was a pretty much a selective mute at pre-school and during reception...

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BertieBotts · 27/04/2014 21:30

You mean all children aren't like this??

There is hope then Grin

It's the part where you sort of absent mindedly tune it out but then they ask a question which is probably important and you feel bad as you try to guess an appropriate answer.

DS also seems to think that nobody can hear anything unless it's said directly to them. So he'll do a monologue of explaining something in 67 ways at once and then repeat it word for word to DH. And he can't be interrupted, because he just continues, so it doesn't matter if we say "Yes. I know. I heard you telling Daddy. I understand. I was listening." or even explain it back to him he just keeps steamrollering ahead. He will also repeat stuff that DH or I say to him. When we're sitting next to each other!

Today we were out and he told DH something, can't remember what now, and DH said "Yes, I heard" and DS said in an impressed tone "That's because you're an expert at hearing, isn't it?" DH made a face like he wanted to cry and said no, I'm just a normal person at hearing...

RubyReins · 27/04/2014 22:10

Mine never shuts up, constant narration of his life and the questions, the endless endless questions. He's talking in his sleep right now.

PotPourri · 27/04/2014 22:13

No, the answer isn't a commune, it's a reverse hearing aid.

My neighbour often puts has his hearing aid off when we come to visit - lol.

FrontForward · 27/04/2014 22:16

What age does it stop? 11 years so far...... I thought maybe preteen would induce a sullen silence but no...questions, questions and then answers me back when I answer (to correct me). Wtf ask if you're going to do that!!!!
Confused

RunLikeSomeFeckersChasing · 27/04/2014 22:21

I've two. DD is incredible. She talks in her sleep. I kind of thought DS would not get a word in edgewise so would be quiet. Dream on. He's as bad. Although his chat is based more in reality. I've told her she can't talk about anything which is imaginary before - she tells me reality is dull but her imaginary friends are much more interesting. I'm supposed to know all their back stories.

RunLikeSomeFeckersChasing · 27/04/2014 22:23

DS loved cats. Send the cat.

RunLikeSomeFeckersChasing · 27/04/2014 22:23

Poor fucking cats ears will fall off by the end of day 1.

Helpys · 27/04/2014 22:24

I'd like to reassure that it gets better.
I have 3 who were like that and now still are- as teenagers Shock
They're physically so big too, and stay up late.
I do sometimes call it 'honking' when they've been broadcasting for too long.
Today we've had the Kardashians, revision, shisha bars and perpetual motion machines.

Helpys · 27/04/2014 22:25

Runlike, you mean the what would happen if questions

Aaaaaaaaargh

NormHonal · 27/04/2014 22:25

Yes! You can have DC2. "Mummy, what are you doing?" Every. Two. minutes. on. repeat.

DC1 used to be as bad, but school-related tiredness has improved things.

Chippednailvarnish · 27/04/2014 22:27

I offered DS (6) £20, yes £20 hard earned pounds, to be quiet for three minutes, he lasted 12 seconds...

RunLikeSomeFeckersChasing · 27/04/2014 22:34

No. Worse Helpys. She has imaginary friends, siblings and pets. I'm supposed to know everything about each of them. They regularly die. She has had random strangers convinced her brother Leo is dead (fictitious) and sister Angela (again fictitious) is in a wheelchair. I swear she's going to write for cornation street.

RunLikeSomeFeckersChasing · 27/04/2014 22:35

No. Worse Helpys. She has imaginary friends, siblings and pets. I'm supposed to know everything about each of them. They regularly die. She has had random strangers convinced her brother Leo is dead (fictitious) and sister Angela (again fictitious) is in a wheelchair. I swear she's going to write for cornation street.

LetTheRiverAnswer · 27/04/2014 22:37

Oh hooray, one place for ds1 please.

Speech therapists seem to have a lot to answer for. I too have a delayed-speecher, now 5, who has honestly not stopped rambling since he started talking at 3.5yrs. Still really hard to understand, insanely loud and very very random.

Although even before he had speech, he had mime. I spent two years interpreting mime.