Why can't he ask her??

[RebeccaWithTheGoodHair]

Seriously does anyone else get this? DD says something, DH doesn't hear and asks me what she's said. Why? Why would you not ask the person who said it in the first place? Especially when they are standing right there.

It drives me insane so I make a snippy comment about not being a translator so he gets grumpy.

And then he'll wonder why DD talks more to me than him. Because you don't fucking answer her half the time, that's why.

I know I'm not BU but just want to hear that someone, anyone, else has a DP like this?

DH doesn't do this but the DCs will talk to him or ask him a question and he doesn't answer, so they repeat it and get slightly louder and annoyed because he has basically just ignored them then he snaps at them. It really pisses me off, if he answered in the first place they wouldn't shout at him or keep repeating themselves. Maybe he should put his fucking phone down. I often have to say "DS/DD is talking to you" before he answers them.

Aside from that my DP doesn't snap, are you me?!

Could it just be something as simple as her having a high pitched "little girly" voice that he finds difficult to hear properly? Men often struggle more with high pitched noises than low ones.

I think I Understand what you mean by the power thing. My DP will ask me to pass him stuff which is within his reach, or he will ring the doorbell instead of using his keys - that kind of thing? It infuriates me no end so I've started doing it back

I would do that right back at him. If someone is in the room pretend not to hear/understand and ask another person what did he say. I'm sure he will be pissed off pretty soon.
Nasty!

Men often struggle more with high pitched noises than low ones.

Yeah that's why the poor dears can't hear us nagging them. Bless.